把 + 一 + V, 把 + adverbial + V, 把 O1 V O2: the 把 sentence, more forms
【五39】“把”字句 / special sentence patterns
Tone colorsā tone 1á tone 2ǎ tone 3à tone 4a neutral
Three forms of the 把 sentence that need no resultative complement. The object stays definite (something already identified), and the verb is never bare: it is "completed" in another way.
• 把 + O + adverbial + V: an adverbial of manner, place or direction slips between the object and the verb (他总是把工具到处乱放, 我把布往院子里挂). It comes after the object, never before 把.
• 把 + O + 一 + V: "as soon as O is V-ed, then…". The action is quick, and what follows is linked with 就 (她把线一剪，白色的花就出来了).
• 把 + O1 + V + O2: O1 is "used up" to get or make O2 (我父母把存款买了一套房子: with their savings they bought a flat). The verb takes 了 or a quantity.
The familiar 把 + O + V + 了 / complement (把门关上, 双方把合同签了) remains the basic form; these three complete it, mostly in writing and in lively narratives.
Examples
他总是把工具到处乱放。
Tā zǒngshì bǎ gōngjù dàochù luàn fàng.He always leaves his tools lying around everywhere.
天一亮，我就把染好的布往院子里挂。
Tiān yí liàng, wǒ jiù bǎ rǎn hǎo de bù wǎng yuànzi li guà.As soon as it gets light, I hang the dyed cloth out in the courtyard.
她把线一剪，白色的花就出来了。
Tā bǎ xiàn yì jiǎn, báisè de huā jiù chūlái le.The moment she snips the thread, the white flower appears.
他把窗户一开，阳光就照了进来。
Tā bǎ chuānghu yì kāi, yángguāng jiù zhào le jìnlái.No sooner had he opened the window than the sunshine came streaming in.
我父母把多年的存款买了一套房子。
Wǒ fùmǔ bǎ duō nián de cúnkuǎn mǎi le yí tào fángzi.My parents used their savings of many years to buy a flat.
我想把这块布做一条围巾送给朋友。
Wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhè kuài bù zuò yì tiáo wéijīn sòng gěi péngyou.I would like to make this piece of cloth into a scarf for a friend.
Common mistakes
✗ 她把门关，就走了 → ✓ 她把门一关，就走了 (a bare verb after 把 needs 一, 了 or a complement).
✗ 他把工具放 → ✓ 他把工具到处乱放 (an adverbial before the verb is enough to complete the sentence; the verb alone is not).
✗ 我爷爷把钱盖房子 → ✓ 我爷爷把钱盖了房子 (in 把 O1 V O2, the verb takes 了 or a quantity).