Recipient Link
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
extended
intermediate
Relations
Signification
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
Comment le repérer
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
Exemples
Mots
to me|for you|her|the customer
Expressions
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
Phrase
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
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue
French (standard)
Présence
strong
Importance
Recipient links use à with nouns and indirect object clitics before the verb.
Je lui ai envoyé un message.
I to-him/her sent a message.
Dans la langue d’apprentissage
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Présence
strong
Difficulté
Recipient links are usually expressed with لــ or attached pronouns depending on the verb.
أرسلتُ رسالةً لصديقي.
I sent a message to my friend.
Difficulté fréquente
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.