A06
extended
Scene core
Participant roles
Recipient / Beneficiary
To whom or for whose benefit does it happen?
intermediate
Indirect object
Recipient
Benefactive
Dative
Betekenis
The participant who receives something, gets a result, benefits from an action, or is the intended receiver.
Zo herken je het
Ask who gets something or who the action is done for.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
me|you|the child|the customer
Zinnen
give me a book|buy food for Anna
Voorbeeldzin
She gave the child a toy.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Transfer frame:
She gives a toy
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v
the child
the child gets/benefits
Compare shape
One role, several forms: She gave [the child] a toy. She gave a toy [to the child]. She bought food [for Anna]. [ ] = who gets/benefits Order/prep/case may mark it
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Nederlands
Aanwezigheid
medium
Belang
Recipients can appear as indirect objects or with aan/voor depending on pattern.
Zij geeft hem een boek.
She gives him a book.
In de taal die je leert
Engels
Aanwezigheid
strong
Moeilijkheidsgraad
English marks recipients with double-object order or with prepositions such as to and for.
I gave her a book.
her = recipient
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
Learners often confuse 'give someone something' with 'give something to someone'.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.