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把字句

The 把 construction: what is done to the object and with what result

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3

S + (没/不/能…) + 把 + O (definite) + V + 了/补语/在…/给…

The 把 sentence moves the object before the verb to stress what is done to it: 我把作业写完了. The object must be definite — the listener knows which one (not *把一本书). The verb cannot stand alone; it needs something after it: 了, a result or direction complement, 在/到/给 + place/person, or a reduplicated verb (把桌子擦擦). Negation and modal verbs go BEFORE 把: 我没把书带来, 你能把门关上吗. Verbs of feeling or cognition such as 喜欢, 知道, 觉得 cannot be used with 把.

Very common in HSK 3–4 sentence ordering and HSK 4 reading gap fills.

Examples

  • 我已经把作业写完了。

    I've already finished my homework.

  • 请把门关上。

    Please close the door.

  • 他把手机忘在出租车上了。

    He left his phone in the taxi.

  • 我还没把这件事告诉妈妈。

    I haven't told my mom about this yet.

  • 你把这本书带给王老师吧。

    Please take this book to Teacher Wang.

Exercises

  1. 1.我已经 作业写完了。

  2. 2.Choose the correct sentence:

  3. 3.Choose the correct sentence:

  4. 4.请把空调 。

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