把 with “Twice,” “For an Hour” and “Carefully”
In a 把 sentence, a count or a time length goes after the verb (读了两遍), and a manner word goes after the object, right before the verb (轻轻地关上).
Patrón
把 + object + verb + 了 + count/time; 把 + object + manner + verb
After 把 + object, you can end the verb with how many times (读了两遍) or how long (打扫了一个上午). Words that describe how the action is done, like 轻轻地, 认真地, 往外, sit between the object and the verb.
我把课文读了两遍。
When to use 把 with “Twice,” “For an Hour” and “Carefully”
Two things can fill out a 把 sentence. (1) A count or a time length after the verb: 我把课文读了两遍 (I read the text twice), 他把房间打扫了一个上午 (he spent the whole morning cleaning the room). 了 usually comes right after the verb, before the count. (2) A manner phrase between the object and the verb: 把门轻轻地关上, 把书一本一本地放回去, 把桌子往左边搬. This spot, after 把 + object, is where you say how the action is done.
请把门轻轻地关上。
Please close the door gently.
他把房间打扫了一个上午。
He spent the whole morning cleaning the room.
她把书一本一本地放回书架上。
She put the books back on the shelf one by one.
老师把这个问题又讲了一遍。
The teacher explained this question one more time.
Errores frecuentes
- Put 没, 不 and 要/能 before 把: 我没把作业写完, not 我把作业没写完.
- The count goes after the verb, not before 把: 把课文读了两遍, not 两遍把课文读了.
- Use 地 to link a manner word to the verb: 轻轻地关上, not 轻轻的关上 in careful writing.
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