Recipient / Beneficiary

To whom or for whose benefit does it happen?

intermediate Indirect object Recipient Benefactive Dative

Значение

The participant who receives something, gets a result, benefits from an action, or is the intended receiver.

Как распознать

Ask who gets something or who the action is done for.

Примеры

Слова

me|you|the child|the customer

Фразы

give me a book|buy food for Anna

Предложение

She gave the child a toy.

Visual guide

Basic shape

Transfer frame:
She gives a toy
            |
            v
       the child
the child gets/benefits

Compare shape

One role, several forms:
She gave [the child] a toy.
She gave a toy [to the child].
She bought food [for Anna].
[ ] = who gets/benefits
Order/prep/case may mark it

Разбор по языкам

Родной язык

Изучаемый язык

В родном языке

Русский

Выраженность

strong

Важность

Recipients are commonly marked by the dative case.

Я дал Анне книгу.

I gave Anna a book.

На изучаемом языке

Английский

Выраженность

strong

Сложность

В английском получателя можно показать двумя способами: I gave her a book или I gave a book to her. Для значения «для пользы кого-то» часто используется for.

I gave her a book.

her = получатель

Типичная трудность

Учащиеся часто путают модели give someone something и give something to someone или выбирают неверный предлог to/for.