bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shàng, yòng yījià liànggān.

disposal marker

Breakdown of bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shàng, yòng yījià liànggān.

• 用yòng: to use
• 衣服yīfu: clothes
• 在zài: in

Questions & Answers about bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shàng, yòng yījià liànggān.

Why is 把 used at the beginning of the sentence?

把 marks the noun 衣服 as the thing being acted on, and it brings that object before the verb.

So instead of a basic pattern like:

• 晾衣服在阳台上

Mandarin often prefers:

• 把衣服晾在阳台上

This is called the 把-construction. It is commonly used when:

• the object is specific or known
• the action does something to that object
• the sentence shows the result, location, or disposal of the object

Here, the clothes are being put into a new state/location: they are hung on the balcony to dry.

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What is the basic sentence pattern in 把衣服晾在阳台上?