Learn Swedish: Jag såg honom komma därifrån igår. - I saw him come from there yesterday.

In Swedish, to express "from there" or "from here", you don't usually use the preposition från followed by the location word. Instead, you attach the suffix -ifrån directly to the adverb. So där (there) becomes därifrån (from there).

Since he is moving (coming), why do we use the static word där combined with ifrån, rather than dit (motion)?

The suffix -ifrån already provides the sense of motion, specifically originating from a place. Because of this, it always attaches to the static location words (like här, där, inne, uppe) rather than the directional ones (hit, dit, in, upp).

Why is the verb komma in the infinitive without att?

When using verbs of perception like se (to see) or höra (to hear), Swedish uses the bare infinitive without att. It works exactly like English in this case: "I saw him come" translates word-for-word to Jag såg honom komma.

How would the word order change if I started the sentence with Igår to emphasize the time?