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    13. DURATIONAL
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    (–<span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span>) + durational complement + (<span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span>)
Stating how long the object has been being dealt with as a result of the action or how long one anticipates it will be being dealt with.
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<br/><span class="pinyin">Tāmen bǎ zhèi ge wèntí yánjiū-le wǔ nián duō.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">他们把这个问题研究了五年多。</span><br/> They studied this problem for over five years.</li>

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<br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ yǐjīng bǎ ròu kǎo-le wǔ fēnzhōng le. Zài kǎo jiù gāi kǎohú le.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">我已经把肉烤了五分钟了，再烤就该煳了。</span><br/> I have grilled the meat for five minutes so far. If I continue, I will burn it.</li>

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<br/><span class="pinyin">Bǎ shuǐ rè wǔ fēnzhōng. </span><br/> <span class="hanzi">把水热五分钟。</span><br/> Heat the water for five minutes.</li>

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<br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ bǎ miàntiáo zhǔ-le yì huǐr, ránhòu cái wàng lǐ fàng cài. </span><br/> <span class="hanzi">我把面条煮了一会儿，然后才往里放菜。</span><br/> I boiled the noodles for a little while before putting vegetables in it. <br/><br/> 

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      Note: Only verbs that imply certain forms of processing, such as <span class="pinyin">shāo</span> <span class="hanzi">烧</span> (to heat), <span class="pinyin">kǎo</span> <span class="hanzi">烤</span> (to bake/to roast), <span class="pinyin">rè</span> <span class="hanzi">热</span> (to heat). <span class="pinyin">zhǔ</span> <span class="hanzi">煮</span> (to boil), <span class="pinyin">lěngquè</span> <span class="hanzi">冷却</span> (to cool off),  can take a durational complement in <span class="pinyin">bǎ</span> sentences. This is why the following example is ungrammatical.
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    <li><span class="pinyin"><strike>Wǒ bǎ shū kàn-le sān ge xiǎoshí.</strike></span> (Ungrammatical)<br/> <span class="hanzi"><strike>我把书看了三个小时</strike>。</span><br/> (I read the book for three hours.)<br/><br/> 

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      If the speaker intends to state how long the action <span class="pinyin">kàn</span> <span class="hanzi">看</span>‘reading ' lasted, the <span class="pinyin">bǎ</span> construction should not be used.
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<br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ kàn shū kàn-le sān gè xiǎoshí.</span> (Grammatical) <br/> <span class="hanzi">我看书看了三个小时。</span><br/> I read the book for three hours.</li>
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