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I think there is a lexical sensitivity to the choice between 에게 and the more formal and universal 에 의하여 (for 'by'). That is to say, most any active form can go into the passive and take 에 의하여. Your ...

에서 is not made of 에+서: on the contrary, 서 is considered a shortened form of more common 에서. When describing places (i.e., where it happens), different verbs take either 에 or 에서. As HK Lee said, -에 ...

Usually 에 means 'state' : The money is in my pocket. 그 돈은 내 지갑에 있다. And 에서 means 'activity' : I used to eat a meal at home. 나는 집에서 밥을 먹곤 했다. I live in Seoul city. 나는 서울에서 살고 있다. Lastly, 에서는 means '...

I am not 100% sure on the logic for this usage, but I will add my ideas about it. A phrase including 와의/과의 ("●●와의/과의 ◆◆") requires that these two nouns come before and after 와의/과의, ...

It is a part of the grammatical structure. 대통령과의 인터뷰 means "The interview with the president..." whereas the other one would be "interview with the president" which would be a ...

In addition to Usin Jung's answer, the difference is that 집(house) can be considered a place, but 풀(grass) is not. Hence you can say "집에서 놀아요" or "집에 도착했어요", but you can't say "풀에서 놀아요" or "풀에 도착했어요."...

"집 안" is more appropriate than "집 속". Everything else is fine. "속" contains the edges of the interior, while "안" represents the center of the interior. For another example, "물 속" is less awkward than "...