B06
core
Context
Space
Direction / Goal Place
Where to or which way?
basic
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Significado
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
Como identificar
Look for where something is going or directed.
Exemplos
Palavras
to|toward|home|up|down|away
Frases
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
Frase
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
Vista por língua
Na tua língua materna
Português
Presença
strong
Importância
Direction commonly uses para, a, até, em, and motion verbs; Brazilian speech often prefers para.
Eles vão para a estação.
They go to the station.
Na tua língua de aprendizagem
Inglês
Presença
strong
Dificuldade
English usually uses prepositions, particles, or directional adverbs to mark motion goals.
He went to school.
to school = direction/goal
Dificuldade comum de quem aprende
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.