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  <title>I. What is the bǎ 把 construction?</title>
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    I. What is the <span class="pinyin">bǎ</span> <span class="hanzi">把</span> construction?
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  <p>As a coverb, <span class="pinyin">bǎ</span> <span class="hanzi">把</span> has no equivalent in English. It is simply a means by which the direct object is displaced to a position before the verb. <span class="pinyin">Bǎ</span> <span class="hanzi">把</span> construction is a 'disposal form ' (Wang Li 1947: 160ff.) It states “how a person is handled, manipulated or dealt with; how something is disposed of; or how an affair is concluded” (translation by Charles N. Li 1974: 200-201). A sentence with the <span class="pinyin">bǎ</span> <span class="hanzi">把</span> construction follows the basic pattern below.</p>

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    subject           <span class="pinyin">bǎ</span> <span class="hanzi">把</span> + direct object     verb + complementary element
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    <span class="pinyin">Lǐ Míng bǎ nǐ-de zìdiǎn názǒu le.</span> <br/>

    <span class="hanzi">李明 把你的字典 拿走了。</span><br/>

    Ming Li has taken your dictionary away.
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    subject           <span class="pinyin">bǎ</span> <span class="hanzi">把</span> + direct object      verb + complementary element
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    <span class="pinyin">Bǎ shū dǎkāi.</span> <br/>

    <span class="hanzi">把书 打开。</span><br/>

    Open the book.
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