Source / Origin
Ablative
Source
Origin
Where from?
extended
intermediate
Context
Bedeutung
The starting point of movement, transfer, information, origin, cause, or separation.
So erkennst Du es
Ask where something starts, comes from, or is removed from.
Beispiele
Wörter
from|out of|away from|since
Ausdrücke
from London|out of the box|since Monday
Satz
She came from Spain.
Visual guide
Basic shape
SOURCE ──come/take──▶ elsewhere She came from Spain. Question: where from? Source = starting point or origin
Compare shape
Goal vs Source: from Spain ──▶ here here ──▶ to the station SOURCE = start GOAL = endpoint Forms: from, case, postposition, prefix, particle
Sprachansicht
In deiner Sprache
German (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
Source is usually expressed with prepositions such as aus or von plus dative.
Ich komme aus Berlin.
I come from Berlin.
In deiner Lernsprache
Hungarian (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Source and origin use ablative-style endings and postpositions.
Budapestről jövök.
Budapest-from come-I.
Typische Lernhürde
Learners may mix source endings with location or goal endings.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.