Source / Origin
Ablative
Source
Origin
Where from?
extended
intermediate
Context
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
Portuguese (Brazilian)
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 língua que estás a aprender
Hungarian (standard)
Presença
strong
Dificuldade
Source and origin use ablative-style endings and postpositions.
Budapestről jövök.
Budapest-from come-I.
Dificuldade comum de quem aprende
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.