我 把 車 停 在 旁边

我把车停在旁边• The 把 [bǎ] structure

•把 + Object + V + 在 place • For example:• 我把车停在旁边。• I parked the car on the side.

我把車停在旁边• The 把 [bǎ] structure

•把 + Object + V + 到 place • For example:• 我把床和书桌搬到楼上• I moved the bed and desk upstairs.

来 lái to comeindicates a motion that is coming toward the speaker

去 qù to go

indicates a motion going away from the speaker.

Simple Directional complement Motion verb + 来 / 去 回来 come back 上来 come up 回去 go back 下来 come down 过来 come over here 过去 go over there

搬来 move over here 搬去 move over there

A directional complement is a word that follows a motion or action verb to show the direction of the motion or action. Simple directional complements are formed by adding 来 (come) or 去 (go) to a motion verb.

Compound Directional complementAction verb + simple directional complement

开过来 drive over here

我先把车开走 , 你再把车开过来 . I’ll move my car away first, then you can drive your car over here.

The action verb express the action. The simple DC indicates the direction of the action relative to a location or the direction toward or away from the speaker.

Compound Directional complementAction verb + simple directional complement

我哥哥想 搬过来 . My older brother is thinking about moving here.

The action verb express the action. The simple DC indicates the direction of the action relative to a location or the direction toward or away from the speaker.

Resultative Complement (RC)

Verb + adjective/verb resultative complement (RC) 撞 坏 -> 撞坏

我把房东的树撞坏了 .I knocked down the landlord’s tree.

The resultative complement indicates the result.

Resultative Complement (RC)

Verb + adjective/verb resultative complement (RC) 装 好 -> 装好

我把电脑装好了 .I have set up the computer.

The resultative complement indicates the result.

Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb resultative complement (RC)

累 坏 -> 累坏

这次搬家把你们累坏了 .

This move has tired you out.

Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb resultative complement (RC)

打 开 (open) -> 打开 (open)

我把箱子打开 .

I will open up the boxes.

As a complement of result, 开 means “to cause something closed to open through the action”.

Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb resultative complement (RC)

挂 (to hang) 好 -> 挂好

我来把衣服挂好 .

I will hang up the clothes.

Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb resultative complement (RC)关 上 -> 关上 （ close up)穿 上 -> 穿上 ( put on)

让我把门窗关上 . Let me close the door and windows.

上 indicates the completion of an action has brought about a certain result such as coming together or being closed up.

Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb resultative complement (RC)

看 完 (finish) -> 看完（ finish reading)

I have finished reading this book.

我把这本书看完了 .

Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb resultative complement (RC)累 坏 -> 累坏 打 开 -> 打开 挂 好 -> 挂好 关 上 -> 关上 （ close up) 穿 上 -> 穿上 看 完 (finish) -> 看完（ finish seeing)

Practice Quiz

• Translate the following sentences into Chinese using 把 sentence structure:

• 1. I parked my car on the side.

• 2. We broke the landlord’s mirror yesterday.

• 3. I moved the bed and desk downstairs.

The negative form of the 把 sentence is normally by using the negative adverb 没 ( 有 ) before

the preposition 把 .For example:

我没有把房东的树撞坏 .你没有把饭吃完 .