Recipient Link
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
Significado
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
Como identificar
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
Exemplos
to me|for you|her|the customer
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
I sent her a message.
Visual guide
EVENT + THING → RECIPIENT send + message → her "I sent her a message." Recipient gets/hears/benefits Ask: to whom? for whom?
Recipient shapes: Preposition: give it to me Bare object: tell Anna Dative case: Anna-DAT tell Benefactive: cook for us Same link: target person
Vista por língua
Na tua língua
Recipient links use para or a with nouns and pronouns; clitic lhe is more formal or regional in many contexts.
Enviei uma mensagem para ela.
I sent a message to her.
Na língua que estás a aprender
Recipient links are usually expressed with لــ or attached pronouns depending on the verb.
أرسلتُ رسالةً لصديقي.
I sent a message to my friend.
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.