Direction / Goal Place
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Where to or which way?
core
basic
Context
अर्थ
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
हे कसे ओळखावे
Look for where something is going or directed.
उदाहरणे
शब्द
to|toward|home|up|down|away
वाक्यांश
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
वाक्य
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
भाषेनुसार आढावा
आपल्या भाषेत
Arabic (Modern Standard)
उपस्थिती
strong
महत्त्व
Direction and goal are usually marked with إلى, لـ, or verb-specific directional patterns.
ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
शिकत असलेल्या भाषेत
Bengali (standard)
उपस्थिती
strong
कठीणता
Goals and directions use locative/directional marking such as -এ, দিকে, কাছে.
সে স্কুলে যাচ্ছে।
He/she is going to school.
शिकणाऱ्यांना येणारी सामान्य अडचण
Learners may confuse location at a place with movement toward a place.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.