N에서
Quick answer: N에서 means at N — where an action happens.
How to form it
에 = where something is or where you go · 에서 = where an action happens
In Korean: 에 = 있는 곳·가는 곳 에서 = 하는 곳
What to know
This is the pair English speakers mix up most. 학교에 가요 is I go to school; 학교에서 공부해요 is I study at school. If a verb moves you there, use 에; if the action happens there, use 에서.
Examples
- 식당에서 밥을 먹어요.I eat at the restaurant.
- 집에서 쉬어요.I rest at home.
- 학교에서 한국어를 공부해요.I study Korean at school.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 1 (TOPIK I), Lesson 8: 오늘 학교에 가요 — I'm going to school today. Also in the Level 1 book.
Learned in the same lesson: 안 -.
Practise N에서 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 1, Lesson 8 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.