N에서
Location particle for actions. Indicates the location where an action takes place (at/in/from).
Formation
Noun + 에서. 도서관 + 에서 → 도서관에서. 한국 + 에서 → 한국에서. Used with action verbs: 도서관에서 공부해요 (study at library), 집에서 먹어요 (eat at home). Can mean "from": 한국에서 왔어요 (came from Korea).
Examples
도서관에서 공부해요.
doseogwaneseo gongbuhaeyo
I study at the library.
Location where action occurs
한국에서 왔어요.
hangugeseo wasseoyo
I came from Korea.
Origin/starting point
Usage
Used to express the location where an action takes place, or the starting point/origin. 에서 is used with all nouns. Different from 에 (static location) - 에서 is for location of action. Can also mean "from" when used with verbs like 오다, 가다.
Notes
Location of action particle: 에서. Used with all nouns. Expresses where an action happens (도서관에서 공부해요 - study at the library) or starting point (한국에서 왔어요 - came from Korea). Different from 에 which is for static location.
Formation
Examples
Notes
- Location of action particle: 에서.
- Used with all nouns.
- Expresses where an action happens (도서관에서 공부해요 - study at the library) or starting point (한국에서 왔어요 - came from Korea).
- Different from 에 which is for static location.
Usage
- Used to express the location where an action takes place, or the starting point/origin.
- 에서 is used with all nouns.
- Different from 에 (static location) - 에서 is for location of action.
- Can also mean "from" when used with verbs like 오다, 가다.
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