Question

안드레이가 모스크바에 살아요안드레이가 모스크바에서 살아요 Verbs like 살다 (to live) and 모이다 (to gather) are examples of actions which location can be denoted by both -에 and -에서. The choice of the dynamic -에서 over the static -에 signals that the speaker stresses out the dynamic or a result-producing aspect of the activity. For example, with the choice of -에서 the meaning of 살다 changes from simply 'being somewhere' to 'being somewhere while working/ socializing there'.

Accepted Answer

Andrei lives in Moscow

Front	안드레이가 모스크바에 살아요 안드레이가 모스크바에서 살아요
Back	Andrei lives in Moscow
Notes	Verbs like 살다 (to live) and 모이다 (to gather) are examples of actions which location can be denoted by both -에 and -에서. The choice of the dynamic -에서 over the static -에 signals that the speaker stresses out the dynamic or a result-producing aspect of the activity. For example, with the choice of -에서 the meaning of 살다 changes from simply 'being somewhere' to 'being somewhere while working/ socializing there'.

안드레이가 살아요 살다 에 Choice Dynamic 에서 모스크바에