Source / Origin
Ablative
Source
Origin
Where from?
extended
intermediate
Context
含义
The starting point of movement, transfer, information, origin, cause, or separation.
如何识别
Ask where something starts, comes from, or is removed from.
示例
单词
from|out of|away from|since
短语
from London|out of the box|since Monday
句子
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
语言视角
在母语中
Mandarin Chinese (Simplified, standard)
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Source and origin are commonly marked with 从 cóng or 自 zì before the verb phrase.
我从学校来。
wǒ cóng xuéxiào lái = I from school come
在目标语言中
Hungarian (standard)
显性程度
strong
学习难度
Source and origin use ablative-style endings and postpositions.
Budapestről jövök.
Budapest-from come-I.
常见易错点
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.