Three more 把 patterns: 把桌子擦一擦, 把门给关上, 把书看了三遍
【四38】特殊句型 / special sentence patterns
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Beyond the 把 frames you already know (把 + verb + result, direction or place complement), three more forms are everyday speech. They share two things: the object is known to both speakers and the verb is never bare.
1. A doubled verb: 把 + O + VV / V一V. A light action, often a request or advice: 把桌子擦一擦 (give the table a wipe), 把房间整理整理. The doubling means "a quick go", with no set duration.
2. 给 before the verb, or 着 after it. 给 adds a sense of "getting it done with the object" and makes the order brisker (快把门给关上!). 着 keeps the object in a state or "with you", mostly in commands: 把伞带着, 把灯开着.
3. Verb + 了 + frequency or duration. The number of times or the length of time comes after 了: 把文章读了三遍, 把这个问题想了一个晚上. If the verb also has a pronoun object ("you", "me"), it goes in between: 把这件事提醒了你三遍.
Negation and adverbs go in front of 把: 别把门关上, 没把窗户关好.
Examples
请把桌子擦一擦。
Qǐng bǎ zhuōzi cā yi cā.Please give the table a wipe.
周末我想把房间整理整理。
Zhōumò wǒ xiǎng bǎ fángjiān zhěnglǐ zhěnglǐ.This weekend I'd like to tidy up my room a bit.
风太大了，快把门给关上！
Fēng tài dà le, kuài bǎ mén gěi guān shang!The wind is too strong, quick, shut the door!
出门的时候，别忘了把伞带着。
Chūmén de shíhou, bié wàng le bǎ sǎn dài zhe.When you go out, don't forget to take your umbrella with you.
妈妈把这件事提醒了我三遍，我还是忘了。
Māma bǎ zhè jiàn shì tíxǐng le wǒ sān biàn, wǒ háishi wàng le.Mum reminded me about it three times, and I still forgot.
我把这个问题想了一个晚上，还是没有办法。
Wǒ bǎ zhège wèntí xiǎng le yí ge wǎnshang, háishi méiyǒu bànfǎ.I thought about this problem all evening and I still have no solution.
Common mistakes
✗ 我把这本书看三遍了 → ✓ 我把这本书看了三遍 (了 follows the verb, the number of times comes after it).
✗ 他把那个问题考虑 → ✓ 他把那个问题考虑了几天 (the verb is never bare).
✗ 你把窗户不要打开 → ✓ 你不要把窗户打开 (the negation goes in front of 把).