D03
extended
Relations
Relations between participants
Recipient Link
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
intermediate
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
意味
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
見分け方
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
例
単語
to me|for you|her|the customer
フレーズ
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
文
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
言語別ビュー
母語の仕組み
日本語
表れ方
strong
重要度
Recipient links use に and often interact with giving and receiving verbs.
彼女にメッセージを送った。
I sent a message to her.
学習言語では
英語
表れ方
strong
難易度
English uses to/for or double-object constructions to express recipients and beneficiaries.
She sent a message to me.
to me = recipient link
よくあるつまずき
Learners may confuse 'to' and 'for' or choose the wrong object order.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.