間かん接せつ目もく的てき語ご

noun

indirect object

Grammatical term for the entity indirectly affected by the action, typically marked by に in Japanese.

• 「彼かれに本ほんをあげる」の「彼かれに」は間かん接せつ目もく的てき語ごです。

  In 'I give him a book,' 'him' is the indirect object.