Mandarin Grammar Point
把 (bǎ) - The 'ba' construction

把 (bǎ) - The 'ba' construction

Short explanation:

Used to shift the object to before the verb in a sentence.

Formation:

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + Result

Examples:

我把汤喝完了。
Wǒ bǎ tāng hē wán le.
I finished drinking the soup.
你可以把这本书给我吗?
Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ zhè běn shū gěi wǒ ma?
Can you give me this book?
他把房间打扫干净了。
Tā bǎ fángjiān dǎsǎo gānjìng le.
He cleaned up the room.
她把作业写完了。
Tā bǎ zuòyè xiě wán le.
She finished writing the homework.

Long explanation:

The Mandarin Chinese character '把 (bǎ)' is used in a specific grammatical construction that allows the object to be stated before the verb. In English, this is equivalent to changing the sentence structure to 'Subject + 把 + Object + Verb'. It makes the sentence more specific about how the verb affects the object.
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