B07
extended
Context
Space
Source / Origin
Where from?
intermediate
Ablative
Source
Origin
Betydning
The starting point of movement, transfer, information, origin, cause, or separation.
Slik kjenner du det igjen
Ask where something starts, comes from, or is removed from.
Eksempler
Ord
from|out of|away from|since
Fraser
from London|out of the box|since Monday
Setning
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
Språkoversikt
På morsmålet ditt
Engelsk
Markering
strong
Viktighet
English often uses from, out of, off, and away from to mark origin or source.
She came from Spain.
from Spain = source/origin
På språket du lærer
Spansk
Markering
strong
Vanskelighetsgrad
Source and origin are typically marked with de and desde, with important idiomatic distinctions.
Vengo de Madrid. Trabajo desde casa.
I come from Madrid. I work from home.
Typisk utfordring for deg
Learners may use de and desde interchangeably even when Spanish separates origin from starting point.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.