jabi에서부터
에서부터: Starting From a Place — Stronger 에서
From — marks a place or domain as the starting point of a range or action (에서 + 부터).
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Place / origin noun | N + 에서부터 | 집에서부터 / 서울에서부터 |
| Time start (not this form) | N + 부터 | 3시부터 |
에서부터 marks a place as the starting point — a stronger, more explicit from than bare 에서.
우리말샘 lists 에서-부터 as the combination of 에서 and 부터: start of a range, departure point, or where something begins.
집에서부터 걸었어요.
I walked starting from home.
서울에서부터 부산까지 기차로 갔어요.
I went by train from Seoul to Busan.에서 + 부터
| Piece | Contribution |
|---|---|
| 에서 | place / origin / activity location |
| 부터 | starting-point emphasis |
| 에서부터 | both, as one written unit |
부터 already notes 에서부터 for place emphasis — this page is that combination as its own slot.
Time vs place
| Meaning | Form |
|---|---|
| From 3 o’clock | 3시부터 |
| From home | 집에서 / 집에서부터 |
| At home (arrival/existence) | 집에 ((장소)에) |
*3시에서부터 and *집부터 (when you mean spatial origin) are the usual mix-ups.
Do not reverse
에서부터 ✅ 부터에서 ❌
Practice rule
Clock and calendar starts → 부터. Place starts → 에서, and 에서부터 when you need the start underlined.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
In the Sejong course this appears in 약속 장소에 가다가 돌아왔어요 — Sejong Korean 2, Unit 11, on the theme of 공공서비스. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. Which marks 'starting from home' as a place origin?
2. How does 에서부터 relate to 에서?
3. Which is right for 'from 3 o'clock'?
Common questions
Is 에서부터 one particle or two?
Dictionaries list 에서-부터 as the combination of case particle 에서 and auxiliary particle 부터. You write it as 에서부터 in normal text.
When is plain 에서 enough?
Often. 한국에서 왔어요 needs no 부터. Add 에서부터 when you want the *starting-from* emphasis (집에서부터 여기까지).
Can I say 부터에서?
No. Order is 에서 then 부터 — 에서부터. Reversing it is a learner error.
How does 에 fit?
[[g:e-place]] is arrival / location-at. Departure and activity location lean on [[g:eseo]]. 에서부터 is the emphasised start on the 에서 side.