Source / Origin
Ablative
Source
Origin
Where from?
extended
intermediate
Context
Znaczenie
The starting point of movement, transfer, information, origin, cause, or separation.
Jak to rozpoznać
Ask where something starts, comes from, or is removed from.
Przykłady
Słowa
from|out of|away from|since
Zwroty
from London|out of the box|since Monday
Zdanie
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
Widok językowy
W języku ojczystym
Polish (standard)
Występowanie
strong
Znaczenie
Sources usually use prepositions like z/ze or od plus genitive.
Wracam z pracy.
I-return from work-GEN.
W języku docelowym
Hungarian (standard)
Występowanie
strong
Trudność
Source and origin use ablative-style endings and postpositions.
Budapestről jövök.
Budapest-from come-I.
Typowa trudność uczących się
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.