부터 (-puthe)#

Start Point of an Extent#

부터 marks the beginning point of an extent. This applies for both temporal and locative extents

2010부터
2010-from

2012 까지
2012-to

일본에서
Japan-in

근무하였다
worked

'(He) worked in Japan from 2010 to 2012.' 001

어려서부터
childhood-ever_since

노래를
singing-ACC

잘했다
excelled

'(He) excelled at singing ever since childhood.' 002

머리부터
head-from

발끝까지
toes-to

다
all

귀여워
adorable

'From head to toe, (he) is oh so cute.' 003

여기부터 가
here-from-NOM

우리
our

땅이다
land-COP

'Our land starts here. Lit: From here is our land.' 004

김치[p
ko/부터
??]|kimchi-first

먹자
eat

'Let's start with kimchi' 005

덴버[p
ko/부터
??]|Denver-first

갑니다
go

'We start at Denver' 006