In a sentence
你怎么又把钥匙忘在家里了？
Nǐ zěnme yòu bǎ yàoshi wàng zài jiālǐ le?
How did you leave your keys at home again?
The repeated event is presented as an unwelcome surprise.
我把钥匙放进包里了。
Wǒ bǎ yàoshi fàng jìn bāo lǐ le.
I put the key into the bag.
放进包里 gives the key a destination.
我们有备用钥匙。
Wǒmen yǒu bèiyòng yàoshi.
We have spare keys.
An exact number is unnecessary when it is not the point of the sentence.
Grammar & reading
Say what you have with 有
Talk about possessions, resources, and things you have available. 有 connects the person who has something to the thing they have.
Say what happens to an object with 把
Put a specific object before the verb to explain what happens to it.
Report that something happened again with 又
Point out a repeated event or situation that has occurred again.
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