✋ The 把 sentence

Unit 10 · Communication at work (HSK 3) · 9 min

把 moves the object before the verb to stress what is done to it: 请把门关上 "Please close the door." 我把文件放在桌子上了 "I put the file on the desk." Pattern: subject + 把 + object + verb + something.

Words in this lesson

• 把 (bǎ) — (object-fronting marker)
• 放 (fàng) — to put
• 拿 (ná) — to take; to hold
• 关 (guān) — to close; turn off
• 门 (mén) — door
• 窗户 (chuāng hu) — window

After 把 the verb needs a result or place: 关上, 放在桌子上.

Project: Write five 把 sentences about things you do at home every day.