Recipient Link
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
Bedeutung
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
So erkennst Du es
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
Beispiele
to me|for you|her|the customer
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
I sent her a message.
Visual guide
EVENT + THING → RECIPIENT send + message → her "I sent her a message." Recipient gets/hears/benefits Ask: to whom? for whom?
Recipient shapes: Preposition: give it to me Bare object: tell Anna Dative case: Anna-DAT tell Benefactive: cook for us Same link: target person
Sprachansicht
In deiner Muttersprache
German often marks recipient or beneficiary relations with dative case.
Ich helfe dem Mann.
I help the man.
In Deiner Lernsprache
Im Englischen zeigen to/for oder Konstruktionen mit zwei Objekten, wer etwas bekommt oder für wen etwas bestimmt ist.
She sent a message to me.
to me = Empfängerbezug
Lernende verwechseln oft to und for oder wählen die falsche Reihenfolge der Objekte, etwa bei give someone something und give something to someone.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.