Recipient Link
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
extended
intermediate
Relations
అర్థం
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
ఎలా గుర్తించాలి
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
ఉదాహరణలు
పదాలు
to me|for you|her|the customer
పదబంధాలు
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
వాక్యం
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
భాషా అవలోకనం
మీ భాషలో
Arabic (Modern Standard)
ఉనికి స్థాయి
strong
ప్రాముఖ్యత
Recipient links are usually expressed with لــ or attached pronouns depending on the verb.
أرسلتُ رسالةً لصديقي.
I sent a message to my friend.
నేర్చుకుంటున్న భాషలో
Bengali (standard)
ఉనికి స్థాయి
strong
కష్ట స్థాయి
Recipient links are often encoded with -কে or pronoun forms and verb-specific patterns.
আমি তাকে খবর দিলাম।
I gave him/her news.
అభ్యాసకులు సాధారణంగా చేసే పొరపాటు
Learners may confuse recipient marking with animate direct object marking.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.