Question

존한테서 한 시간 전쯤에 전화왔었어요 -에게서/한테서 is a particle that has the opposite meaning to -에게/한테 and generally corresponds to 'from' in English. In its basic meaning, -에게서/한테서 marks an animate source when talking about receiving something from a human or an animal.The abbreviated form -에게/한테 with -서 dropped commonly occurs in colloquial speech. This brings on ambiguous situations where -에게서/한테서 and -에게/한테 are used interchangeably in 'to' or 'from' meanings. The ambiguity is usually eliminated by the meaning of the main verb or adjective.

Accepted Answer

John called about an hour ago

Front	존한테서 한 시간 전쯤에 전화왔었어요
Back	John called about an hour ago
Notes	-에게서/한테서 is a particle that has the opposite meaning to -에게/한테 and generally corresponds to 'from' in English. In its basic meaning, -에게서/한테서 marks an animate source when talking about receiving something from a human or an animal. The abbreviated form -에게/한테 with -서 dropped commonly occurs in colloquial speech. This brings on ambiguous situations where -에게서/한테서 and -에게/한테 are used interchangeably in 'to' or 'from' meanings. The ambiguity is usually eliminated by the meaning of the main verb or adjective.

에게서/한테서 에게/한테 Meaning 존한테서 한 시간 전쯤에 전화왔었어요