B07
extended
Context
Space
Source / Origin
Where from?
intermediate
Ablative
Source
Origin
Betekenis
The starting point of movement, transfer, information, origin, cause, or separation.
Zo herken je het
Ask where something starts, comes from, or is removed from.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
from|out of|away from|since
Zinnen
from London|out of the box|since Monday
Voorbeeldzin
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
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Nederlands
Aanwezigheid
strong
Belang
Source is mainly expressed with van, uit or vanaf depending on origin type.
Zij komt uit België.
She comes out Belgium.
In de taal die je leert
Engels
Aanwezigheid
strong
Moeilijkheidsgraad
English often uses from, out of, off, and away from to mark origin or source.
She came from Spain.
from Spain = source/origin
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
Learners may overuse from or miss distinctions like out of vs. from.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.