B06
core
Context
Space
Direction / Goal Place
Where to or which way?
basic
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Reikšmė
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
Kaip atpažinti
Look for where something is going or directed.
Pavyzdžiai
Žodžiai
to|toward|home|up|down|away
Frazės
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
Sakinys
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
Kalbos rodinys
Jūsų gimtojoje kalboje
Anglų
Raiška
strong
Svarba
English usually uses prepositions, particles, or directional adverbs to mark motion goals.
He went to school.
to school = direction/goal
Kalboje, kurios mokotės
Ispanų
Raiška
strong
Sudėtingumas
Direction and goal are usually expressed with motion verbs and prepositions such as a, hacia, and para.
Voy a la estación.
I go to the station.
Tipinis besimokančiųjų iššūkis
Learners often confuse a, en, para, and hacia.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.