Direction / Goal Place
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Where to or which way?
core
basic
Context
Betekenis
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
Zo herken je het
Look for where something is going or directed.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
to|toward|home|up|down|away
Zinnen
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
Voorbeeldzin
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
Taaloverzicht
In je taal
Dutch (standard)
Aanwezigheid
strong
Belang
Direction uses naar, in, op, heen and separable verbs in many motion expressions.
Ik ga naar huis.
I go to house.
In de taal die je leert
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Aanwezigheid
strong
Moeilijkheidsgraad
Direction and goal are usually marked with إلى, لـ, or verb-specific directional patterns.
ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
Learners may confuse location في with movement toward إلى.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.