B07
extended
Context
Space
Source / Origin
Where from?
intermediate
Ablative
Source
Origin
Signification
The starting point of movement, transfer, information, origin, cause, or separation.
Comment le repérer
Ask where something starts, comes from, or is removed from.
Exemples
Mots
from|out of|away from|since
Expressions
from London|out of the box|since Monday
Phrase
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
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue maternelle
Français
Présence
strong
Importance
Source or origin is often marked by de and its contractions, or by the pronoun en.
Elle vient d’Espagne.
She comes from Spain.
Dans votre langue d’apprentissage
Anglais
Présence
strong
Difficulté
En anglais, l’origine ou la source se marque souvent avec from, out of, off et away from.
She came from Spain.
from Spain = origine / point de départ
Difficulté fréquente
Les apprenants utilisent parfois from pour tout, ou ne distinguent pas bien out of et from.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.