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

TinaA1Kwiziq community member

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

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

Asked 3 years ago
CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect 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!

ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

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

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

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

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