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 materna
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 tua língua de aprendizagem
English uses to/for or double-object constructions to express recipients and beneficiaries.
She sent a message to me.
to me = recipient link
Learners may confuse 'to' and 'for' or choose the wrong object order.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.