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把 Verb Sentence Object Action Applied Person Subject

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The 把 sentence indicates an action is applied to a person, an object or subject and emphasizes the results

我把这件衣服洗干净了。

他把头发剪短了。

The verb in the把 sentence must be a transitive verb which can govern the object of 把 (no verbs without meaning 是,在,有,知道..)

The predicate verb must be followed by some other elements. A potential complement and the aspectual particle 过 cant be used after the verb

我想把头发剪短一下

我建议你把头发染(一)染

我真担心他把我的耳朵剪破

The object of 把 is normally definite or refers to somebody or something known to the speaker / hearer

我把一本书读了一遍。 我把那本书读了一遍。

Negative verbs and ausiliary verbs are place before 把

他还没把作业做完

我一定把汉语学好


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