Gagnverkandi
Gagnverkandi is a term used in Icelandic linguistics to refer to the benefactive or beneficiary function of a verb or construction. The word is formed from gagn- meaning benefit and verkandi, the present participle of verka, roughly translating to “the one who does something for someone’s benefit.” In typological and descriptive grammar, gagnverkandi is the label given to expressions that indicate for whom an action is performed.
In Icelandic, the benefactive function is commonly realized with a dative noun phrase or pronoun that marks
The concept is used within broader discussions of semantic roles, valency, and ditransitive constructions. Gagnverkandi is