D03
extended
Relations
Relations between participants
Recipient Link
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
intermediate
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
의미
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
알아보는 방법
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
예시
단어
to me|for you|her|the customer
구문
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
문장
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
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
한국어
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
Recipient links use 에게/한테/께 and sometimes benefactive auxiliary patterns.
동생에게 편지를 썼어요.
I wrote a letter to younger sibling.
학습 언어에서는
영어
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
English uses to/for or double-object constructions to express recipients and beneficiaries.
She sent a message to me.
to me = recipient link
자주 하는 실수
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.