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Recipient and possession in a short exchange

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Recipient and possession in a short exchange

The original clauses are “അമ്മ കുട്ടിക്ക് പുസ്തകം നൽകി” and “ഇത് കുട്ടിയുടെ പുസ്തകമാണ്.” The first describes a giving event and the second links a book with the child. A learner translates both loosely as involving a child and book, then claims the two child-related forms perform exactly the same role. Another learner labels the child as the instrument used to give the book. The task asks for the relevant relation in each clause and the importance of reading the complete construction. No unnamed lesson or additional person is needed. A precise answer should distinguish the giver, item given, recipient and possessive relationship while avoiding an imported requirement for a gender-matching finite verb ending.

1. Compare the two child-related forms.

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കുട്ടിക്ക് expresses the recipient in the giving clause. കുട്ടിയുടെ expresses the possessive relation in the second clause. They are not the same grammatical relation.

2. Identify the other roles in the giving event.

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അമ്മ is the giver and പുസ്തകം is what is given. The child is not a tool or instrument, and these roles follow from the actual clause rather than the English noun alone.