B06
core
Context
Space
Direction / Goal Place
Where to or which way?
basic
Allative
Goal
Directional phrase
Kahulugan
The endpoint or direction of movement, change, attention, transfer, or intention.
Paano ito matukoy
Look for where something is going or directed.
Mga halimbawa
Mga salita
to|toward|home|up|down|away
Mga parirala
go to school|walk into the room|look at me
Pangungusap
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
Pagsusuri ayon sa wika
Sa iyong katutubong wika
Ingles
Paglitaw
strong
Kahalagahan
English usually uses prepositions, particles, or directional adverbs to mark motion goals.
He went to school.
to school = direction/goal
Sa wikang pinag-aaralan mo
Espanyol
Paglitaw
strong
Antas ng hirap
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.
Karaniwang hamon ng mag-aaral
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.