HSK 3 · 句子成分/句型
The 把 (bǎ) construction
把字句
Say what someone does to a specific object, usually with a result or destination.
Pattern
主语 + 把 + 宾语 + 动词 + 其他
Say what someone does to a specific object, usually with a result or destination.
How it works
把 moves a specific object before the verb: 我把书放在桌子上了. The listener already knows which object you mean.
The verb needs something after it — a result, particle, place or direction: 放在…, 关上, 做完, 打破. A bare verb at the end is wrong.
Negation and modal adverbs go before 把: 我没有把书放好; 请把门关上. Ask 你把作业做完了吗？
Examples
Common mistakes
我把书放。
我把书放在桌子上了。
把 needs a result, particle or place after the verb.
我把他没看见。
我没看见他。
Perception verbs like 看见 usually do not take 把.
Sentence lab
Analyze, build, shorten, expand
Practice the same pattern with school, classroom, family and doctor examples. Compare your sentence with a model; there can be more than one natural answer.
Read the sentence, guess the roles, then reveal the labels. Hide the pinyin for a harder reading check.
qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi shàng。
Guess which part is the subject, predicate and object, then reveal the labels.
yī shēng bǎ yào gěi wǒ le。
Guess which part is the subject, predicate and object, then reveal the labels.
In real dialogues
See it in use
A friend helps 朋友帮忙
HSK 3
Quick practice
Check your understanding
Choose an answer to see the explanation. These questions are a quick check, not a score.
1. Fill the blank: 请 ___ 门关上。
2. Choose the correct sentence.
3. Choose the negative form of 我把钥匙带来了。
4. Which sentence uses 把 correctly?
5. Fill the blank: 你 ___ 作业做完了吗？
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