Recipient Link
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
Significato
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
Come riconoscerlo
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
Esempi
to me|for you|her|the customer
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
I sent her a message.
Visual guide
EVENT + THING → RECIPIENT send + message → her "I sent her a message." Recipient gets/hears/benefits Ask: to whom? for whom?
Recipient shapes: Preposition: give it to me Bare object: tell Anna Dative case: Anna-DAT tell Benefactive: cook for us Same link: target person
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Recipient links commonly use a or indirect object clitics.
Le ho mandato un messaggio.
To-her I sent a message.
Nella tua lingua di studio
In inglese destinatari e beneficiari si esprimono con to o for, oppure con costruzioni a doppio oggetto come She sent me a message.
She sent a message to me.
to me = destinatario: il messaggio è mandato a me.
Chi studia può confondere to e for, oppure scegliere un ordine degli oggetti poco naturale in inglese.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.