愛にできること. I am so confused for the usage of the particle に here. This would
translate to "things love can do", right? But I've always thought に marks the
noun before it, and the action would be done to that noun. So why isn't this
translated to "things we can do TO(for) love". I was thinking more like
"母にプレセントを買ってあげた".
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How does the に particle work here? (にでき）
I don't really see an appropriate entry in [a dictionary
definition](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%AB/#jn-166083), but this
に means にとって for which _for_ mostly works as a translation. (愛にとってできること is a
bit unnatural, though)

できる is of course _can do_ , but here _possible to do_ would fit more nicely
(in terms of getting a word-by-word translation).

By simply combining these, 愛に-できる-こと = for love - possible to do - things =
things it is possible for love to do = things love can do.
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