Never understood the usage of 弄?

Question

I never understood the usage of 弄 for example in this sentence 婶婶找来几片叶子，给雪弄了一双耳环 why is there a 弄了? The sentence makes sense without it.

Answer 1

弄 is a very colloquial expression. It has various English meanings for different situations, such as to make, to do, to handle, to play with, to meddle, to get, to fetch......

The dictionary 《Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary》explains it quite well with its sample sentences.

Answer 2

弄了 means to make

Different sentence has different meaning.

For example:

我把书弄丢了. I lost my book.

你把我弄糊涂了。-you made me confused.

Usually it is used in 把 sentences. (Ba zi ju)