Experiencer / Perceiver
Who feels, sees, knows, likes, or experiences it?
Makna
The participant that has an internal experience: perception, emotion, thought, desire, pain, knowledge, or preference.
Cara mengenalinya
Look for the person who feels or perceives rather than physically acts.
Contoh
I|she|the child|me
I like it|she feels cold|it seems to me
I like this song.
Visual guide
Inner-experience frame:
this song = stimulus
↓
I = experiencer
(like / feel / know)
Who has it inside?
Same experiencer, different grammar slots: [I] like this song. subject This song pleases [me]. object It seems [to me]. dative Find who feels/perceives.
Tinjauan bahasa
Dalam bahasa ibu Anda
Experiencers are often normal subjects, but feelings and states may use specific predicate patterns.
Saya suka lagu ini.
I like this song.
Dalam bahasa yang dipelajari
English often puts the experiencer as the subject, but some patterns use objects or prepositional phrases.
I like music.
I = experiencer; music = experienced thing
Learners may translate experiencer constructions literally, especially feelings, likes, and bodily states.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.