Advanced 把 (把 + Obj + Verb + result)
Advanced (把: marks the object)把 — front it, finish it
- Advanced (把: marks the object)把 fronts the object, then a verb with a clear result.
- (把: marks the object)把book书to see看to finish完(completed / change)了 = "finished reading the book"; (把: marks the object)把room房间to clean打扫clean干净 = "cleaned the room (spotless)".
- The verb always carries an outcome ((completed / change)了 / a result / a place).
(把: marks the object)把 + Object + Verb + Result
- (把: marks the object)把 spotlights the object and what was done to it.
I我把book书finish reading看完了。
- (把: marks the object)把book书to see看to finish完(completed / change)了 = "finished reading the book."
Explore
Correct or broken?
Advanced 把 still demands an outcome — and the negative stands BEFORE 把.
Practice
I finished reading the book: 我 ____ 书看完了。
把 + Obj + Verb + result: 把书看完了.
Practice
把 fronts the object before the verb.
Yes — 把 + 书 + 看完了.
Recap
Key idea
- (把: marks the object)把 + Object + Verb + Result — do something to the object, with an outcome
- (把: marks the object)把book书to see看to finish完(completed / change)了 · (把: marks the object)把room房间to clean打扫clean干净
- The verb is never bare — it carries a result / (completed / change)了 / place
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
In a 把 sentence, the verb must…
把书看完了, 把房间打扫干净 — never bare.