结果补语“到”、“在”

the resultative complement “到”and “在”

The verb “到” is often used as a resultative complement to express that an action has attained its objective. For example:
小偷被抓到了，我丢的车也找到了。
你去买那本字典了没有？
---我去买了，可是我没有买到。

“到”can also be used to show that an action has ended in a certain place (with a noun or noun phrase of place used as the object), or that it has continued up to a certain time(with a noun or noun phrase of time used as the object). For example:
她撞到了车上。
我们学到第二十五课了。
他晚上写汉字常常写到十点。

“在”is often used as a resultative complement to indicate that a person or an object has come to be at a certain place(with a noun or noun phrase of place used as the object)as a result of the action. For example:
他让我躺在床上休息休息。
那位司机的车停在路边。

花儿放在桌子上。

他住在二楼。