Direction / Goal Place
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Where to or which way?
core
basic
Context
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 ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Punjabi (standard, Gurmukhi)
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.
ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Arabic (Modern Standard)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
Direction and goal are usually marked with إلى, لـ, or verb-specific directional patterns.
ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
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.