Recipient Link
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
extended
intermediate
Relations
Reikšmė
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
Kaip atpažinti
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
Pavyzdžiai
Žodžiai
to me|for you|her|the customer
Frazės
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
Sakinys
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
Kalbos rodinys
Jūsų kalboje
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Raiška
strong
Svarba
Recipient links are usually expressed with لــ or attached pronouns depending on the verb.
أرسلتُ رسالةً لصديقي.
I sent a message to my friend.
Kalboje, kurios mokotės
Bengali (standard)
Raiška
strong
Sudėtingumas
Recipient links are often encoded with -কে or pronoun forms and verb-specific patterns.
আমি তাকে খবর দিলাম।
I gave him/her news.
Tipinis besimokančiųjų iššūkis
Learners may confuse recipient marking with animate direct object marking.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.