briefcase

gōng - wén - bāo

gōngwénbāo

He locked the papers in the briefcase.

Tā bǎ wénjiàn suǒrù gōngwénbāo.

... Grammar & Usage Lesson:

... "bǎ" --- ( 把 ) is a marker that emphasizes the direct object of a verb. In most
... sentences using the 'ba - construction', the preposition, "bǎ", along with
... the direct object of the sentence, here, "wénjiàn" --- "papers" ---

... "bǎ wénjiàn"

... --- is inserted between the subject, here --- "tā" --- "he" and the verb of the
... sentence, "suǒrù" --- "locked":

... Tā "bǎ wénjiàn" suǒrù gōngwénbāo.

... He papers locked briefcase.

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