Why "ses jambes" instead of "les jambes"?
My understanding was that you used definitive articles, not possesive
Why "ses jambes" instead of "les jambes"?
My understanding was that you used definitive articles, not possesive
Hi Alex,
To say :
her legs hurt
the two possibilities given are -
Elle a mal aux jambes
and this is the accompanying Kwiziq lesson -
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/avoir-mal-a-to-be-in-pain-to-hurt-somewhere
where you use -
avoir mal + the definite article + the part of the body
and
ses jambes lui font mal
which is another way of saying the same thing where you use
the possessive + part of the body with faire mal
Mes yeux/mes genoux/mes oreilles me font mal = My eyes/ my knees/ my ears hurt me
with an interesting construction
What hurts + indirect object pronoun + faire mal
Hope this helps!
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