D03
extended
Relations
Relations between participants
Recipient Link
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
intermediate
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
Sens
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
Cum îl recunoști
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
Exemple
Cuvinte
to me|for you|her|the customer
Expresii
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
Propoziție
I sent her a message.
Visual guide
Basic shape
EVENT + THING → RECIPIENT send + message → her "I sent her a message." Recipient gets/hears/benefits Ask: to whom? for whom?
Compare shape
Recipient shapes: Preposition: give it to me Bare object: tell Anna Dative case: Anna-DAT tell Benefactive: cook for us Same link: target person
Analiză pe limbă
În limba maternă
Engleză
Prezență
strong
Importanță
English uses to/for or double-object constructions to express recipients and beneficiaries.
She sent a message to me.
to me = recipient link
În limba pe care o înveți
Spaniolă
Prezență
strong
Dificultate
Recipient relations strongly use indirect object clitics and a/para phrases.
Le escribí a mi madre.
I wrote to my mother.
Dificultate frecventă pentru cursanți
Learners often omit le/les or are unsure when to use a vs para.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.