From In Korean: 으로부터 Grammar Free Worksheet Included
My Korean Lesson- May 6
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안녕하세요? Today, I will teach you how to say "from" in Korean using the marker 으로부터! After the lesson, you will be able to say things like "I got a message from Minsu" or "During the day, a sea breeze blows from the sea."
Level: Intermediate
Type: Marker(Particle)
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1. 으로부터 Grammar
(으)로부터 is a marker that indicates the starting point. It is attached to a noun, and that noun is where the action starts. There are no specific limitations on the noun that precedes 으로부터; it can be a person, animal, place, institution, time, or any other noun.
You may think 으로부터 looks familiar. It is the grammar that is made by combining the direction marker 으로 and the starting point marker 부터.
You received a call from your friend. 친구 (friend) is the initiator of the action. Therefore, we use the 으로부터 grammar with 친구. 연락 means contact. Whether it's a call or a text, if you receive a contact, it's expressed as 연락을 받다.
2. Conjugation Information
(으)로부터 grammar has two forms: 으로부터 and 로부터. Depending on the existence of the final consonant of the noun, you will use either one!
받침 | (으)로부터 | Example |
O | 으로부터 | 형(older brother) 형으로부터 |
X | 로부터 | 언니(older sister) 언니로부터 |
형 has the final consonant "ㅇ," so we need to attach 으로부터. 언니 ends with 니, which doesn't have the final consonant, so we attach 로부터. Here are more examples.
부모님(parents): 부모님으로부터
지금(now): 지금으로부터
여기(here): 여기로부터
기숙사(dormitory): 기숙사로부터
남쪽(south): 남쪽으로부터
3. Sentence Information
Paired Word
부터 is frequently used with the marker 까지. While 부터 indicates the starting point, 까지 signifies the ending point. Together, they define the scope of the event.
서울로부터 제주까지 전국에 눈이 내리고 있습니다. It is snowing all over the country, from Seoul to Jeju.
Comparison
Let's compare the markers that indicate the starting point. All of these can be used for both written and spoken language.
으로부터 | 에게서 | 에서 |
You can use all types of nouns (person, animal, location, institution, etc.) | You attach this to an animate noun. | You attach this to an inanimate noun. |
언니로부터 용돈을 받았다. I received some pocket money from my sister. | 오빠에게서 용돈을 받았다. I received some pocket money from my brother. | (X) 언니에서 용돈을 받았다. |
회사로부터 월급을 받았어요. I received my salary from the company. | (X) 회사에게서 월급을 받았어요. | 회사에서 월급을 받았어요. |
4 Examples
1
남쪽으로부터 봄바람이 불어왔어요.
A spring breeze blew from the south.
남쪽 is south. For your curiosity, east is 동쪽, west is 서쪽, north is 북쪽.
봄 is spring and 바람 is wind.
2
낮에는 바다로부터 바닷바람이 불어옵니다.
During the day, a sea breeze blows from the sea.
The term 'sea' translates to '바다' in Korean. When the sea and wind combine, it becomes '바닷바람,' which can also be referred to in Hanja as '해풍.'
3
저는 민수로부터 메시지를 받았어요.
I received a message from Minsu.
In Korea, people typically use a messaging app like KakaoTalk (카카오톡) rather than traditional phone messaging. It's commonly referred to as 카톡. So, you may hear 저는 민수로부터 카톡을 받았어요, more often.
4
미나 씨, 부장님으로부터 전화가 왔었어요.
Hey Mina, you got a call from the manager.
5
이 시계는 어머니로부터 받은 선물이에요.
This watch was a gift from my mother.
5. Wrap-up & Worksheet
You can show the starting point by using 으로부터.
It can be attached to any type of noun.
Here, I prepared the free and printable worksheet. The answers are throughout the lesson. So, once you finished solving, come back to the lesson and check your answers. It'll help you to review as well!
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