Recipient Link
Dative
Indirect object
Benefactive
To whom does it go or for whom is it intended?
extended
intermediate
Relations
含义
The grammatical link that connects an event or object to a recipient, addressee, or beneficiary.
如何识别
Look for the person who receives, hears, gets, or benefits.
示例
单词
to me|for you|her|the customer
短语
give it to me|tell Anna|cook for us
句子
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
语言视角
在母语中
Mandarin Chinese (Simplified, standard)
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Recipient links are frequently marked with 给 gěi or built into verb patterns.
我给朋友发信息。
wǒ gěi péngyou fā xìnxī = I to friend send message
在目标语言中
Arabic (Modern Standard)
显性程度
strong
学习难度
Recipient links are usually expressed with لــ or attached pronouns depending on the verb.
أرسلتُ رسالةً لصديقي.
I sent a message to my friend.
常见易错点
Learners may omit the recipient marker or confuse it with possession.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.