Experiencer / Perceiver
Who feels, sees, knows, likes, or experiences it?
Significado
The participant that has an internal experience: perception, emotion, thought, desire, pain, knowledge, or preference.
Como identificar
Look for the person who feels or perceives rather than physically acts.
Exemplos
I|she|the child|me
I like it|she feels cold|it seems to me
I like this song.
Visual guide
Inner-experience frame:
this song = stimulus
↓
I = experiencer
(like / feel / know)
Who has it inside?
Same experiencer, different grammar slots: [I] like this song. subject This song pleases [me]. object It seems [to me]. dative Find who feels/perceives.
Vista por língua
Na tua língua materna
Experiencer meanings use different frames: gostar de, ter medo de, doer, interessar, and reflexive forms.
Eu gosto de música.
I like of music.
Na tua língua de aprendizagem
English often puts the experiencer as the subject, but some patterns use objects or prepositional phrases.
I like music.
I = experiencer; music = experienced thing
Learners may translate experiencer constructions literally, especially feelings, likes, and bodily states.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.