Target / Affected One
Who or what is affected by the event?
Betekenis
The participant that receives the action, changes, is moved, is created, is consumed, or is otherwise affected.
Zo herken je het
Ask what the action hits, changes, moves, creates, or concerns.
Voorbeelden
apple|door|letter|problem|him|Mary
eat an apple|open the door|solve the problem
The girl opened the door.
Visual guide
TARGET / AFFECTED ONE what is affected? Actor -> event -> [Target] girl -> opened -> [door] eat -> [apple] solve -> [problem] = affected/changed thing
Target clues may differ order: girl opened [door] case: [door-ACC] marker: OBJ-[door] clitic: opened-[it] agreement: verb -> door context: door understood role = affected one
Taaloverzicht
In je taal
Targets are mainly identified by word order and object pronouns, not by case on nouns.
Zij opent de deur.
She opens the door.
In de taal die je leert
Targets are commonly accusative in formal MSA and can also appear as attached object pronouns.
قرأَت الطالبةُ الكتابَ.
The student read the book.
Learners may miss accusative endings or attach object pronouns incorrectly.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.