Recipient / Beneficiary
Indirect object
Recipient
Benefactive
Dative
To whom or for whose benefit does it happen?
extended
intermediate
Scene core
Merkitys
The participant who receives something, gets a result, benefits from an action, or is the intended receiver.
Näin tunnistat sen
Ask who gets something or who the action is done for.
Esimerkit
Sanat
me|you|the child|the customer
Ilmaukset
give me a book|buy food for Anna
Lause
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
Kielinäkymä
Sinun kielessäsi
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Esiintyminen
strong
Tärkeys
Recipients are commonly marked with لِـ or expressed by attached pronouns with suitable verbs.
أعطيتُ الكتابَ للطالب.
I gave the book to the student.
Opiskeltavassa kielessä
Bengali (standard)
Esiintyminen
strong
Vaikeustaso
Recipients are commonly marked with -কে or a pronoun form and appear before the verb.
সে আমাকে চিঠি দিল।
He gave me a letter.
Tyypillinen oppijan haaste
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.