Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar

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把 bAˇ SenTenceS: The ‘dISPOSAL’ cOnSTrucTIOn 20.5



  • Follow the verb with the durative aspect suffix 着/著 zhe.


把这点儿钱带着。
把這點兒錢帶著。
Bǎ zhè diǎr qián dàizhe.
Take this money.
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  • Follow the object with a phrase that refers to part of the object.
    他把功課只做了一半。
    他把功課只做了一半。
    Tā bǎ gōngkè zhǐ zuò le yībàn.
    He only did half the homework.


她把蛋糕吃了两口。
她把蛋糕吃了兩口。
Tā bǎ dàngāo chī le liǎng kǒu.
She ate two bites of the cake.

20.4 negation in 把 bF sentences


In 把 bǎ sentences, negation occurs before 把 bǎ and not before the action verb.
If a 把 bǎ sentence refers to a future event, or to general or habitual action, negation is indicated
with 不 bù. Prohibitions can be expressed with 别 bié or 不要 bù yào ‘don’t.’

不要把你的东西留在外边。
不要把你的東西留在外邊。
Bù yào bǎ nǐ de dōngxi liú zài wàibian.
Don’t leave your things outside.
别把你的名字写错了。
別把你的名字寫錯了。
Bié bǎ nǐ de míngzi xiě cuò le.
Don’t write your name incorrectly.

你不可以把这些东西带回家。
你不可以把這些東西帶回家。
Nǐ bù kěyǐ bǎ zhè xiē dōngxi dài huí jiā.
You can’t take these things home.
If a 把 bǎ sentence refers to an event that did not occur, negation is 没/沒(有) méi (yǒu).

他没把故事说清楚。
他沒把故事說清楚。
Tā méi bǎ gùshi shuō qīngchu.
He didn’t tell the story clearly.

20.5 Adverbs and modal verbs in 把 bF sentences


Adverbs and modal verbs that refer to the entire action occur before 把 bǎ.
我已经把功课交给老师了。
我已經把功課交給老師了。
Wǒ yǐjing bǎ gōngkè jiāo gěi lǎoshī le.
I already gave my homework to the teacher.
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