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ba construction
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English
Alternative forms
- ba-construction
Etymology
From Mandarin 把 (bǎ) + construction.
Noun
ba construction
- A grammatical construction in Mandarin Chinese,
SUBJ-把-OBJ-VERB, or any analogous constructions in other Chinese lects.- Synonyms: disposal construction, executive construction, pre-transitive construction, causative construction
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