Use of 把
When to use the 把 structure?
Use 把 when the subject causes the object to change its location or status. There is no equivalent of 把 in English, thus this connotation is little reflected in the English translation. However, 把 structure is often used in idiomatic expressions, to emphasize the change of location/status of the object resulting from the action of the subject.
subject ＋ 把 ＋ object + verb + result
我去把车子开过来。
I’ll go and get the car. (lit. I'll go and drive the car here.)
(The car is moved from the car park.)公司把我派去了日本。
The company sent me to Japan.
(My location was changed to Japan.)我就把您送到这儿。
I'll leave you here. (lit. I'll just send you here.)
('You' have been taken here from somewhere else.)您可以把行李寄存在这儿。
You can leave your luggage here.
(The location of the luggage is changed.)
Interpretation of 把
Decide whether these sentences will need the use of the 把 structure in their Chinese translation. You can listen to it by clicking on the audio button.You can also click on 帮助 to see the Chinese sentence. Check your answers.
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4. I like reading this book very much.
我很喜欢看这本书。
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5. Can I leave my luggage here?
我能把行李寄存在这儿吗?
Feedback: 把 structure is used when the position/status of the object is changed by the subject. In sentence 2, there is no object. In sentence 4, the status of the book is not changed at all.
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