Direction / Goal Place
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Where to or which way?
core
basic
Context
Betydelse
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
Så känner du igen det
Look for where something is going or directed.
Exempel
Ord
to|toward|home|up|down|away
Fraser
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
Mening
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
Språkvy
På ditt språk
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Förekomst
strong
Viktighet
Direction and goal are usually marked with إلى, لـ, or verb-specific directional patterns.
ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
På språket du lär dig
Bengali (standard)
Förekomst
strong
Svårighetsgrad
Goals and directions use locative/directional marking such as -এ, দিকে, কাছে.
সে স্কুলে যাচ্ছে।
He/she is going to school.
Vanlig fallgrop
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.