B06
core
Context
Space
Direction / Goal Place
Where to or which way?
basic
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Maana
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
Jinsi ya kuitambua
Look for where something is going or directed.
Mifano
Maneno
to|toward|home|up|down|away
Virai
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
Sentensi
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
Mtazamo wa lugha
Katika lugha yako ya kwanza
Kiingereza
Uwepo
strong
Umuhimu
English usually uses prepositions, particles, or directional adverbs to mark motion goals.
He went to school.
to school = direction/goal
Katika lugha unayojifunza
Kihispania
Uwepo
strong
Ugumu
Direction and goal are usually expressed with motion verbs and prepositions such as a, hacia, and para.
Voy a la estación.
I go to the station.
Changamoto ya kawaida kwa wanaojifunza
Learners often confuse a, en, para, and hacia.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.