Recipient Link
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
extended
intermediate
Relations
Значение
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
Как распознать
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
Примеры
Слова
to me|for you|her|the customer
Фразы
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
Предложение
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
Разбор по языкам
В вашем языке
Russian
Выраженность
strong
Важность
Some recipient-like relations are governed by dative, even when English uses a direct object.
Я помог другу.
I helped a friend.
В изучаемом языке
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Выраженность
strong
Сложность
Recipient links are usually expressed with لــ or attached pronouns depending on the verb.
أرسلتُ رسالةً لصديقي.
I sent a message to my friend.
Типичная трудность
Learners may omit the recipient marker or confuse it with possession.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.