Direction / Goal Place
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Where to or which way?
core
basic
Context
意味
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
見分け方
Look for where something is going or directed.
例
単語
to|toward|home|up|down|away
フレーズ
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
文
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
言語別ビュー
母語では
Japanese
表れ方
strong
重要度
Goals and destinations are commonly marked by に or へ.
駅に行った。
I went to the station.
学習中の言語では
Arabic (Modern Standard)
表れ方
strong
難易度
Direction and goal are usually marked with إلى, لـ, or verb-specific directional patterns.
ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
よくあるつまずき
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.