에서부터Korean particle · TOPIK 2

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A postpositional particle that indicates something is the starting point of an action or event or it is the subject that causes it.

앞말이 어떤 범위의 시작 지점이거나 어떤 행동의 출발점, 비롯되는 대상임을 나타내는 조사.

예문Examples

부부 싸움은 사소한 것에서부터 비롯된다.

Marital fights start from something trivial.

신부는 머리에서부터 발끝까지 눈부시게 아름다웠다.

The bride was dazzlingly beautiful from head to toe.

서울에서부터 부산까지 가려면 세 시간도 넘게 걸린다.

Going from Seoul to Busan takes over three hours.

대화In conversation

어디에서부터 읽을까요?

Where should we start reading from?

칠십 쪽부터 시작하세요.

Start from page seventy.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other particles you will meet alongside this one.

께 kke (honorific) '에게'; a postpositional particle referring to the ownership or location of an object. TOPIK 2 마다 mada A postpositional particle that means "everything without exception." TOPIK 2 밖에 bakke A postpositional particle that means "except for that" or "other than that." TOPIK 2 에게로 egero A postpositional particle used to indicate that the entity it is attached to is affected by a certain act. TOPIK 2 에게서 egeseo A postpositional particle referring to the entity from which a certain act originates. TOPIK 2 에다가 edaga 에다 A postpositional particle referring to a certain location. TOPIK 2

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does 에서부터 mean in Korean?

에서부터 is a particle introduced at 2급 (TOPIK 2). A postpositional particle that indicates something is the starting point of an action or event or it is the subject that causes it.

What TOPIK level is 에서부터?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary. It is one of 45 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.