Direction / Goal Place
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Where to or which way?
core
basic
Context
Significato
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
Come riconoscerlo
Look for where something is going or directed.
Esempi
Parole
to|toward|home|up|down|away
Frasi brevi
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
Frase
They went to the station.
Visual guide
Basic shape
MOVER ──go/look/send──▶ GOAL They went to the station. Question: where to / which way? Goal = endpoint or target
Compare shape
Location vs Goal: at school = place of being to school = place aimed at room → into room = boundary crossed Forms: to, -ALL, postposition, prefix, particle, verb choice
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua
Italian (standard)
Presenza
strong
Importanza
Direction is usually marked by prepositions such as a, in, da, verso.
Vanno alla stazione.
They go to the station.
Nella lingua che studi
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
Direction and goal are usually marked with إلى, لـ, or verb-specific directional patterns.
ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
Learners may confuse location في with movement toward إلى.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.