Source / Origin
Ablative
Source
Origin
Where from?
extended
intermediate
Context
Meaning
The starting point of movement, transfer, information, origin, cause, or separation.
How to spot it
Ask where something starts, comes from, or is removed from.
Examples
Words
from|out of|away from|since
Phrases
from London|out of the box|since Monday
Sentence
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
Language View
In your language
English (US default)
Presence
strong
Importance
English often uses from, out of, off, and away from to mark origin or source.
She came from Spain.
from Spain = source/origin
In learning language
Hungarian (standard)
Presence
strong
Difficulty
Source and origin use ablative-style endings and postpositions.
Budapestről jövök.
Budapest-from come-I.
Typical learner issue
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.