Direction / Goal Place
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Where to or which way?
core
basic
Context
Sens
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
Cum îl recunoști
Look for where something is going or directed.
Exemple
Cuvinte
to|toward|home|up|down|away
Expresii
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
Propoziție
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
Analiză pe limbă
În limba ta
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Prezență
strong
Importanță
Direction and goal are usually marked with إلى, لـ, or verb-specific directional patterns.
ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
În limba pe care o înveți
Bengali (standard)
Prezență
strong
Dificultate
Goals and directions use locative/directional marking such as -এ, দিকে, কাছে.
সে স্কুলে যাচ্ছে।
He/she is going to school.
Dificultate frecventă pentru cursanți
Learners may confuse location at a place with movement toward a place.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.