Twelfth graders meet a feature that makes Hindi special — the ने (ne) construction. In the past tense with an action verb, the subject takes ने and the verb agrees with the OBJECT, not the subject: मैंने रोटी खाई (I ate bread — खाई agrees with feminine रोटी!). This is called ergativity.
Students will be able to…
Why does मैं become मैंने in the past — and why does the verb follow the object?
Project this and match each Hindi ने-subject to its meaning — tap the word, then tap the meaning.
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Why does मैं become मैंने in the past?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Compare ergative vs nominative structures.
Interpretive: recognize the ने construction.
Presentational: use ने correctly.
Interpersonal: talk about the past.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students write two past sentences in Hindi using ने (मैंने…). A printable Hindi ने-construction sheet is in the World Languages library.
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