Recipient Link
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
extended
intermediate
Relations
ਅਰਥ
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
ਸ਼ਬਦ
to me|for you|her|the customer
ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
ਵਾਕ
I sent her a message.
Visual guide
Basic shape
EVENT + THING → RECIPIENT send + message → her "I sent her a message." Recipient gets/hears/benefits Ask: to whom? for whom?
Compare shape
Recipient shapes: Preposition: give it to me Bare object: tell Anna Dative case: Anna-DAT tell Benefactive: cook for us Same link: target person
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਝਲਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Punjabi (standard, Gurmukhi)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮਹੱਤਤਾ
Recipient links commonly use ਨੂੰ; beneficiary meanings often use ਲਈ.
ਮੈਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਖਿਡੌਣਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
I gave the child a toy.
ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Arabic (Modern Standard)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
Recipient links are usually expressed with لــ or attached pronouns depending on the verb.
أرسلتُ رسالةً لصديقي.
I sent a message to my friend.
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
Learners may omit the recipient marker or confuse it with possession.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.