N에서³ Indicate the source of a certain action

N에서³

It is used with nouns except people or animals to indicate the source of a certain action.
사무실에서 이메일이 왔습니다.
There is an e-mail from the office.
어제 회사에서 전화가 왔어요.
I got a phone call from the company yesterday.
학교에서 장학금을 받았습니다.
I received a scholarship from my school.
Conversation:
이 소포들은 다 뭐예요?
What are these parcels?
고향 음식들이에요. 고향에서 왔어요.
They are food from my hometown.
누가 보냈어요?
Who sent them to you?
누나가 보냈어요.
My elder sister sent them to me.
Related words
소포 a parcel
보내다 to send
이메일 an e-mail
전화 a phone call
장학금 a scholarship

 

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