V. Modal verbs and adverbials in bǎ把sentences.

 

In a bǎ把 sentence, modal verbs and adverbs are usually placed before the coverb bǎ把. Adverbs denoting inclusion or scope such as dōu都or quán全are placed before bǎ把 if they are about the subject or after the object before the predicate verb if they are about the object. An adverb modifying the verb can be placed before bǎ把 or before the verb.

 

Modal verbs, Optative verbs & Dispositional verbs	néng能	kěyǐ  可以	nénggòu能够	huì会	yīnggāi应该
	bìxū必须	gǎn敢	xiǎng想	yào要	yuànyì愿意
	kěn肯	děi得	xǐhuan 喜欢	ài 爱	etc.
Adverbs	bù不	méi没	jiù就	cái才	zhǐ只
	zài再	yòu又	hái还	biàn便	zǒngshì 总是
	chángcháng常常	yǐjīng已经	yídìng一定	etc.

 

1.       Tā méi bǎ chē màigěi tā-de péngyou. 

他没把车卖给他的朋友。

He did not sell his car to his friend.

 

2.       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.

 

3.       Wǒmen dōu bǎ Zhōngwén zuòyè zuòwán le. 

我们都把中文作业做完了。

We have all finished our Chinese homework.

 

4.       Wǒmen bǎ Zhōngwén zuòyè dōu zuòwán le. 

我们把中文作业都做完了。

We have finished all of our Chinese homework.

 

5.       Tā bǎ kǎoshìjuàn fēicháng rènzhēn de jiǎnchá-le liǎng biàn. 

他把考试卷非常认真地检查了两遍。

He very carefully checked the test paper twice.

 

6.       Tā rèqíng de bǎ wǒmen ràngjìn wūzili. 

          她热情地把我们让进屋子里。

          She warmly ushered us into the room.

 

7.       Wǒ bǎ mén yòng lì tuī-le jǐ xiàr, háishì méi yǒu tuīkāi. 

我把门用力推了几下儿，还是没有推开。

I pushed the door hard a few times, but I still couldn’t open it.