"They did not drink tea."
Translation:उन्होंने चाय नहीं पी।
August 13, 2018
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ने is for transitive verbs and turns the subject into oblique.
In Hindi, all transitive verbs in the perfect form (simple past, present perfect, and past perfect tenses) require a special construction called the ने construction.
In this construction:
- the postposition ने must come right after the subject
- the subject changes into oblique
(...)
What are transitive and intransitive verbs?
Transitive verbs are verbs which normally have a direct object. Some transitive verbs you know are: खाना (to eat), चलाना (to drive), ख़रीदना (to buy), etc.)
Intransitive verbs, on the other hand, never have a direct object. These include जाना (to go), आना (to come), होना (to be), etc.
Source: https://taj.oasis.unc.edu/Hindi.Less.15/grammar.html