In Hindi, there are several cases or कारक. The first case or the nominative case (कर्ता) deals with the subject of a sentence. In English, the subject of the sentence, “Sunil dances” would be “Sunil”. In the nominative case, the subject of the sentence has no case suffix, except when the verb is transitive and used in any perfect tense.

Let’s take a look at some examples:

I eat rice : मैं चावल खाता हूँ

I ate rice : मैंने चावल खाए

I have eaten rice : मैंने चावल खाए हैं 

I had eaten rice : मैंने चावल खाए थे

I will have eaten rice : मैंने चावल खाए होंगे

Did you notice that some of the sentences had the ने suffix? The sentences that had the ने were sentences that contained either a transitive verb or were part of the present perfect tense, past perfect tense, or the future perfect tense.

When the ने is attached to any masculine singular noun that ends in आ, this आ will be changed to an ए.

So लड़का (boy) will be लड़के ने, but लड़की (girl) will be लड़की ने

Also, whe the ने is attached to any plural noun, the suffix ओं is attached to the noun before attaching the ने suffix.

So लड़के (boys) will be लड़कों ने, and लड़कियाँ (girls) will be लड़कियों ने