Resultant Location with Verb + 在 zài

Grammar Point:
In Chinese, when you want to tell someone where to put something or where something ends up after an action, you use the pattern “Verb + 在 zài.” This is called a Resultant Location structure. It shows the final location of an object after an action is done.

Structure

Knowing Object + V + 在 zài + Location

This structure is used with “把 bǎ” sentences about 85% of the time, but since some of you might not be familiar with that yet, I’ll leave it out for now. If you’re curious, feel free to check out the next grammar point!

請qǐng放fàng在zài桌子zhuōzi上shàng请qǐng放fàng在zài桌子zhuōzi上shang
Please put it on the table.

鞋子xiézi脫tuō在zài門口ménkǒu就jiù好hǎo鞋子xiézi脱tuō在zài门口ménkǒu就jiù好hǎo
Taking your shoes off at the door is fine.

書shū常常chángcháng擺bǎi在zài書架shūjià上shàng书shū常常chángcháng摆bǎi在zài书架shūjià上shang
Books are often placed on the bookshelf.

鍵盤jiànpán怎麼zěnme會huì放fàng在zài椅子yǐzi上shàng？ 键盘jiànpán怎么zěnme会huì放fàng在zài椅子yǐzi上shang？
Why is the keyboard placed on the chair?

飯fàn放fàng在zài冰箱bīngxiāng裡lǐ， 不然bùrán會huì壞huài饭fàn放fàng在zài冰箱bīngxiāng里lǐ， 不然bùrán会huì坏huài
Put the food in the fridge, or it will go bad.

我wǒ的de狗gǒu喜歡xǐhuān睡shuì在zài桌子zhuōzi底下dǐxià我wǒ的de狗gǒu喜欢xǐhuan睡shuì在zài桌子zhuōzi底下dǐxià
My dog likes to sleep under the table.

咖啡kāfēi已經yǐjīng放fàng在zài廚房chúfáng了le咖啡kāfēi已经yǐjīng放fàng在zài厨房chúfáng了le
The coffee has already been placed in the kitchen.