Here is the answer for the exercise from the previous post on Perfect
Tense
1. My little brother has graduated
我的弟弟已经毕业了
Wódedìdi yǐjīng bìyè le
2. Her office had been renovated before.
他的办公室装修过了
Tādebàngōngshì zhuāngxiūguòle
3. My uncle has taken my grandma to the hospital
我的叔叔已经送我奶奶去医院了。
Wǒdeshūshu yǐjīng sòng wǒnǎinai qù yīyuàn le
4. They hasn’t called me yet.
他们还没给我打电话
Tāmen háimei gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà
5. They had never called me before.
他们没给我打电话过
Tāmen měi gěiwǒ dǎdiànhuà guò
6. Have you read this book before?
你读过这本书吗？
Nǐ dúguò zhèběnshū ma?
7. Has she returned your book already?
他把书还给你了吗？
Tā bǎ shū huán gěi nǐ le ma?
(Please refer to the information below regarding the use of 把 bǎ in the sentence)
他还你的书了吗？
Tā huán nǐ de shū le ma?
8. His Wife has prepared the breakfast
他的老婆已经准备早餐了
Tādelǎopo yǐjīng zhǔnbèi zǎocān le
THE USE OF 把 bǎ IN SENTENCES
In Mandarin, there are some active form sentences that do not follow the common sentence structure where an object usually comes after the verb. This sentence structure doesn’t commonly found in other languages
The sentence structure that use 把 bǎ is as followed:
S +把 bǎ + O + Verb + Adverb of Place, if any
Example:
Compare the following sentences that mean:
She hangs the/a picture on the wall
1. 她把图画掉在墙上了
Tā bǎ túhuà diào zài qiáng shàng le
2. 她在墙上掉了一幅图画
Tā zài qiáng shàng diào le yīfú túhuà
The difference here is sentence (1) emphasize on the picture, while sentence (2) emphasize on the activity of hanging up something.
Look at the following situations below:
a. When someone ask “where is the picture?”
It is only proper that we answer using the first sentence.
b. When someone asks “what’s she doing with the wall?”
Then, we answer with the second sentence.
Let’s look at more example to see the differences between the usual sentence structure and the sentence with 把 bǎ.
1. 他把我的杯子弄破了。
Tā bǎ wǒdebēizi nòngpò le.
2. 他弄破了我的杯子。
Tā nòng pò le wǒdebēizi
Both sentences mean “he has broken my cup.”
Which sentence do you think is suitable to be used to answer these questions:
a. What has he done?
b. What happened to your cup?
If you answer question (a) with sentence (2), then you get it right J and question (b) should be answer with sentence (1)
So in general, the above is how we use the word 把 bǎ in Chinese. There are of course more to it. We will go through it in another post next time.
Happy Learning,
Linda Tan
1. My little brother has graduated
我的弟弟已经毕业了
Wódedìdi yǐjīng bìyè le
2. Her office had been renovated before.
他的办公室装修过了
Tādebàngōngshì zhuāngxiūguòle
3. My uncle has taken my grandma to the hospital
我的叔叔已经送我奶奶去医院了。
Wǒdeshūshu yǐjīng sòng wǒnǎinai qù yīyuàn le
4. They hasn’t called me yet.
他们还没给我打电话
Tāmen háimei gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà
5. They had never called me before.
他们没给我打电话过
Tāmen měi gěiwǒ dǎdiànhuà guò
6. Have you read this book before?
你读过这本书吗？
Nǐ dúguò zhèběnshū ma?
7. Has she returned your book already?
他把书还给你了吗？
Tā bǎ shū huán gěi nǐ le ma?
(Please refer to the information below regarding the use of 把 bǎ in the sentence)
他还你的书了吗？
Tā huán nǐ de shū le ma?
8. His Wife has prepared the breakfast
他的老婆已经准备早餐了
Tādelǎopo yǐjīng zhǔnbèi zǎocān le
THE USE OF 把 bǎ IN SENTENCES
In Mandarin, there are some active form sentences that do not follow the common sentence structure where an object usually comes after the verb. This sentence structure doesn’t commonly found in other languages
The sentence structure that use 把 bǎ is as followed:
S +把 bǎ + O + Verb + Adverb of Place, if any
Example:
Compare the following sentences that mean:
She hangs the/a picture on the wall
1. 她把图画掉在墙上了
Tā bǎ túhuà diào zài qiáng shàng le
2. 她在墙上掉了一幅图画
Tā zài qiáng shàng diào le yīfú túhuà
The difference here is sentence (1) emphasize on the picture, while sentence (2) emphasize on the activity of hanging up something.
Look at the following situations below:
a. When someone ask “where is the picture?”
It is only proper that we answer using the first sentence.
b. When someone asks “what’s she doing with the wall?”
Then, we answer with the second sentence.
Let’s look at more example to see the differences between the usual sentence structure and the sentence with 把 bǎ.
1. 他把我的杯子弄破了。
Tā bǎ wǒdebēizi nòngpò le.
2. 他弄破了我的杯子。
Tā nòng pò le wǒdebēizi
Both sentences mean “he has broken my cup.”
Which sentence do you think is suitable to be used to answer these questions:
a. What has he done?
b. What happened to your cup?
If you answer question (a) with sentence (2), then you get it right J and question (b) should be answer with sentence (1)
So in general, the above is how we use the word 把 bǎ in Chinese. There are of course more to it. We will go through it in another post next time.
Happy Learning,
Linda Tan
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