ने

See also: ऩ, न, नृ, नै, and ন

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /neː/

Postposition

ने • (ne) (Urdu spelling نے‎)

  1. The marker of the ergative case with perfective-aspect transitive verbs.
    लड़के ने किताब ख़रीदी।
    laṛke ne kitāb xarīdī.
    The boy bought a book.
    लड़कों ने किताबें ख़रीदी।
    laṛkõ ne kitābẽ xarīdī.
    The boys bought books.

Usage notes

Some Eastern Hindi dialects do not mark the ergative case at all.

Derived terms

Newari

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-ni-s ~ s-ni-s.

Numeral

ने (ne)

  1. two
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