Blocos linguísticos
B07 extended
Context Space

Source / Origin

Where from?

intermediate Ablative Source Origin

Significado

The starting point of movement, transfer, information, origin, cause, or separation.

Como identificar

Ask where something starts, comes from, or is removed from.

Exemplos

Palavras

from|out of|away from|since

Frases

from London|out of the box|since Monday

Frase

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

Vista por língua

Na tua língua materna

Português
Presença
strong
Importância

Source or origin is often marked by de and its contractions, or by phrases such as a partir de.

Ela vem do Brasil.

She comes from Brazil.

Na tua língua de aprendizagem

Inglês
Presença
strong
Dificuldade

English often uses from, out of, off, and away from to mark origin or source.

She came from Spain.

from Spain = source/origin

Dificuldade comum de quem aprende

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.

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