7. DATIVE

+ noun 2 /pronoun + (le了)

Specifying the recipient of the object as the result of the action.

 

7.1       Wǒ yǐjīng bǎ zìx2ingchē gěi Lǎo Wáng le. 

            我已经把自行车给老王了。

            I have already given the bicycle to Old Wang.

 

7.2       Tā bǎ jiù yīfu sòng rén le. 

            她把旧衣服送人了。

            She gave away her old clothes.

 

7.3       Wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ zhè jiàn shì gàosù tā. 

            我不想把这件事告诉她。

            I don’t want to tell her about it.

 

7.4       Tā bǎ shèng fàn wèi gǒu le. 

            她把剩饭喂狗了。

            She fed the dog with the leftover food.

 

7.5       Wǒ bǎ shuǐ jiāo huār le. 

            我把水浇花儿了。

            I water the plant with the water.

 

Note: Not all verbs can take these elements in bǎ把sentences. Only verbs such as gěi给, sòng送, gàosù告诉, wèi喂, jiāo浇, tōngzhī通知, zhuǎngào转告and so on can take a noun or pronoun as the indirect object to point out the recipient of the direct object in bǎ把 sentences. These verbs usually imply transferring or passing something to someone else.