B06
core
Context
Space
Direction / Goal Place
Where to or which way?
basic
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
ਅਰਥ
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Look for where something is going or directed.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
ਸ਼ਬਦ
to|toward|home|up|down|away
ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
ਵਾਕ
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
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਝਲਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮੂਲ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮਹੱਤਤਾ
Goals may be bare with common destinations or marked with ਨੂੰ, ਤੱਕ, ਵਿੱਚ or ਵੱਲ depending on meaning.
ਮੈਂ ਸਕੂਲ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ।
I school going am.
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
English usually uses prepositions, particles, or directional adverbs to mark motion goals.
He went to school.
to school = direction/goal
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
Learners may confuse to, into, onto, toward, and home-type zero-preposition expressions.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.