Recipient Link
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
extended
intermediate
Relations
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
Wörter
to me|for you|her|the customer
Ausdrücke
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
Satz
I sent her a message.
Visual guide
Basic shape
EVENT + THING → RECIPIENT send + message → her "I sent her a message." Recipient gets/hears/benefits Ask: to whom? for whom?
Compare shape
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 Sprache
German (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
German often marks recipient or beneficiary relations with dative case.
Ich helfe dem Mann.
I help the man.
In deiner Lernsprache
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Recipient links are usually expressed with لــ or attached pronouns depending on the verb.
أرسلتُ رسالةً لصديقي.
I sent a message to my friend.
Typische Lernhürde
Learners may omit the recipient marker or confuse it with possession.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.