How do you say He hurt his knee as opposed to His knee hurts

Tina K.A1Kwiziq community member

Hi If: Il a mal au genou is his knee hurts. Then how do you write He hurt his knee?

Asked 4 years ago

CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Tina,

You could use ‘se blesser à + body member’ or ‘se faire mal à + body member’

Il s’est blessé au genou = he hurt his knee

Il s’est fait mal au genou = he hurt his knee

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée!

Like34 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Il s'est blessé au genou. -- He hurt (injured) his knee.

Like04 years ago

Hi If: Il a mal au genou is his knee hurts. Then how do you write He hurt his knee?

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