Recipient / Beneficiary
Indirect object
Recipient
Benefactive
Dative
To whom or for whose benefit does it happen?
extended
intermediate
Scene core
Betydning
The participant who receives something, gets a result, benefits from an action, or is the intended receiver.
Sådan genkender du det
Ask who gets something or who the action is done for.
Eksempler
Ord
me|you|the child|the customer
Fraser
give me a book|buy food for Anna
Sætning
She gave the child a toy.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Transfer frame:
She gives a toy
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v
the child
the child gets/benefits
Compare shape
One role, several forms: She gave [the child] a toy. She gave a toy [to the child]. She bought food [for Anna]. [ ] = who gets/benefits Order/prep/case may mark it
Sprogoverblik
På dit sprog
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Markering
strong
Vigtighed
Recipients are commonly marked with لِـ or expressed by attached pronouns with suitable verbs.
أعطيتُ الكتابَ للطالب.
I gave the book to the student.
På det sprog, du lærer
Bengali (standard)
Markering
strong
Sværhedsgrad
Recipients are commonly marked with -কে or a pronoun form and appear before the verb.
সে আমাকে চিঠি দিল।
He gave me a letter.
Typisk læringsudfordring
Learners may confuse recipient -কে with direct object -কে.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.