Language Blocks

Target / Affected One

Object Patient Theme Direct object

Who or what is affected by the event?

core basic Scene core

Betydelse

The participant that receives the action, changes, is moved, is created, is consumed, or is otherwise affected.

Så känner du igen det

Ask what the action hits, changes, moves, creates, or concerns.

Exempel

Ord

apple|door|letter|problem|him|Mary

Fraser

eat an apple|open the door|solve the problem

Mening

The girl opened the door.

Visual guide

Basic shape
TARGET / AFFECTED ONE
what is affected?

Actor -> event -> [Target]
girl -> opened -> [door]
eat -> [apple]
solve -> [problem]
= affected/changed thing
Compare shape
Target clues may differ
order: girl opened [door]
case: [door-ACC]
marker: OBJ-[door]
clitic: opened-[it]
agreement: verb -> door
context: door understood
role = affected one

Språkvy

På ditt språk

Arabic (Modern Standard)
Förekomst
strong
Viktighet

Targets are commonly accusative in formal MSA and can also appear as attached object pronouns.

قرأَت الطالبةُ الكتابَ.

The student read the book.

På språket du lär dig

Bengali (standard)
Förekomst
strong
Svårighetsgrad

Targets normally appear before the verb; animate or specific targets are often marked with -কে.

আমি রহিমকে দেখলাম।

I saw Rahim.


Vanlig fallgrop

Learners may overuse or omit -কে and change specificity or animacy nuance.

Same block, different coding

Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.

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