将 (a formal 把)
The briefcase version of (把: marks the object)把
- to desire将 is a written, formal version of (把: marks the object)把 (the disposal marker).
- to ask请将门to close (a door)关上 = "please close the door."
- Same structure as (把: marks the object)把; you'll meet to desire将 in notices and formal writing.
Subj + to desire将 + Object + Verb Phrase
- to desire将 fronts the object before the verb, just like (把: marks the object)把.
please请(把)将door门close关上。
- to ask请将门to close (a door)关上 = "please close the door."
Explore
Correct or broken?
将 is the written 把 — same frame, same need for an outcome on the verb.
Practice
Please close the door: 请 ____ 门关上。
将 + Object + Verb Phrase = formal 把: 请将门关上.
Practice
将 fronts the object before the verb, like 把.
Yes — Subj + 将 + Obj + VP, the 把 structure.
Recap
Key idea
- Subj + to desire将 + Object + Verb Phrase — a formal (把: marks the object)把 sentence
- to ask请将门to close (a door)关上 = please close the door
- to desire将 = written / formal (把: marks the object)把 (also to desire将 = "will / shall", a separate sense)
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
将 here is a formal version of which word?
将 = written 把: 将门关上 = 把门关上.