कल माँ ने चाय बनाई।

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Breakdown of कल माँ ने चाय बनाई।

• माँ: mother
• बनाना: to make
• कल: yesterday

Questions & Answers about कल माँ ने चाय बनाई।

Why is ने used after माँ?

ने is the ergative marker in Hindi. It is commonly used with the subject of a transitive verb in the perfective past.

In this sentence:

• माँ = mother
• ने = marks माँ as the doer of the action
• बनाई = made

So माँ ने means mother did the action.

This pattern is very common in Hindi:

• राम ने खाना खाया।
• सीमा ने किताब पढ़ी।

It is especially important because it affects verb agreement, which is why बनाई looks the way it does here.

Why is the verb बनाई and not बनाया?

Because the verb is agreeing with चाय, and चाय is feminine singular.

In sentences with ने, the verb usually does not agree with the subject. Instead, it agrees with the direct object, as long as that object does not have को.

Here:

• माँ = feminine, but marked by ने
• चाय = feminine singular, direct object
• so the verb becomes बनाई to match चाय

Compare:

• माँ ने चाय बनाई। → चाय is feminine
• माँ ने खाना बनाया। → is masculine