Direction / Goal Place
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Where to or which way?
core
basic
Context
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
Visão do idioma
No seu idioma
Portuguese (Brazilian)
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.
No idioma em estudo
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Presença
strong
Dificuldade
Direction and goal are usually marked with إلى, لـ, or verb-specific directional patterns.
ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
Dificuldade típica de quem aprende
Learners may confuse location في with movement toward إلى.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.