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에서 (-eyse)#

Allomorph: 서 (-se)

에서 is the only postposition that specifically marks the Locus relation. However, it can also mark starting locus for spatial (Source), temporal (StartTime), communicative (Originator↝Source), and fictive motion (Locus↝Source) events.

Locus#

어디서
where-at
잘래
sleep

'Where do you want to sleep?' 001

그는
he-TOP
고아원에서
orphanage-at
자랐다
grew-up

'He grew up in an orphanage' 002

집에서
house-at
책
book
읽고
reading
있다
be

'He is reading at the house' 003

Source#

여기서
here-from
저기로
there-to
옮겨라
move

'Move it from here to there' 004

이
this
친구는
friend-TOP
어제
yesterday
뉴욕에서
New York-from
왔어요
came

'This friend arrived yesterday from New York.' 005

부장에서
manager-from
과장으로
general manager-to
승진했다
advanced
.

'(He) advanced from manager position to general manager position.' 006

  • Locus↝Source:

    • 여기서
      here-from
      저기까지가
      there-to-NOM
      우리
      our
      땅이다
      land

      'Our land runs from here to there' 007

  • Originator↝Source:

    • 그
      that
      애기는
      story-TOP
      어디서
      where-from
      들었니
      heard

      'Where did you hear that story?' 008

StartTime#

5시에서
5 o'clock-from
6시까지
6 o'clock-to
판매합니다
sell

'Sale is on from 5 to 6' 009

Usages (5)

Metadata

description

from (source), at (locus)

langKorean
transliterationeyse
other_forms서
morphtypesuffix
transitivityalways transitive
obj_cases
is_pp_idiomFalse