grammar → 把
TSUMUGU · TBCL 3 (est.) · 語法
grammar point · tier 1 · 把字句 — disposal construction
· bǎ
Marks disposal: take a definite object and say what the action does to it.

字源 FORM what the parts do

A hand (扌) takes hold; 巴 gives the sound, bǎ.

故事 STORY a scene to remember it by

A hand wraps round the cup and drains it dry.
字源記憶法
框 · Frame
[subj] 把 [definite obj] [verb + result]
觸 · Trigger
You have a specific thing in mind and want to say what you did with it.
序 · The move
1name the actor (the topic)
2把 + the definite objectis the object definite?
3verb + its result, never bareis there a real result?
4confirm it is active disposalwould this be 被 instead?
例 · Examples
1咖啡喝完了。
I grabbed the coffee and drank it all up.
界 · Boundary
把 is active disposal (I act on it); 被 is passive (it gets acted on). Same event, flipped spotlight.
bare verb: 我把飯吃 → 我把飯吃完了
indefinite object: 我把一本書看完了 → 我把那本書看完了
negation placement: 我把作業沒做完 → 我沒把作業做完
English has no 把; learners under-reach for it, or use it with no result complement.