Ditransitive verbs always involve a transference of possession of the direct object to a recipient the indirect object.
The transference is often literal---I handed Mike the report, although sometime the transference is figurative or metaphorical--She read me a fairy tale. Occasionally the transference is pending---I offered her chicken soup. Semantically, the indirect object carries only the recipient semantic role. In a few cases that role is a negative one, ie., the fact that the indirect object does not receive is understood---The boss denied her a raise; They spared my aunt unnecessary pain; She refused the beggar a meal.
