ABSTRACT

We have learned that 把 is used to say that the subject does something to the object, and that it is only used when talking about completed actions. We have seen that 把 occurs with resultative verbs composed of an open-ended action verb and a suffix that indicates completion (e.g. 吃完 finish eating, 說好 talk until reaching an agreement), and with actions followed by directional expressions that indicate where an action ends up (e.g. 放在床子上 put (it) on the bed). In this lesson we learn about additional verb phrases that can be used with 把 provided that the sentence indicates that the subject does something to the object of 把.