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* [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)] (pp. 461 - 470) | * [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)] (pp. 461 - 470) | ||
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| + | * Mandarin Essential Grammar (Yale): [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/ba/grammar/ba.htm 把 Construction] | ||
| + | * CTCFL (Oxford): [http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Grammar%20exercises/Ba.htm The 把 Construction] | ||
| + | * Mandarin Online: [http://xmmandarinonline.com/2010/10/grammar-the-ba3-sentence/ 把字句] | ||
Revision as of 01:39, 1 August 2011
The 把 sentence, called 把字句 in Chinese, is a useful structure for focusing on the result or influence of an action. It's really common in Mandarin, but can feel a bit strange for English speakers to begin with.
Forming a 把 sentence
A basic sentence in Mandarin is formed with a subject-verb-object structure, as in English:
- 我吃馒头
A 把 sentence shakes things up a bit and re-arranges the word order:
- Subject + 把 + Object + Verb
So you now have a SOV word order
Sources and further reading
Books
- 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 461 - 470)
Websites
- Mandarin Essential Grammar (Yale): 把 Construction
- CTCFL (Oxford): The 把 Construction
- Mandarin Online: 把字句
