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2004.05.13

It's Thursday, and we come bearing our last pair of body parts. And like all our word pairs this week, they are NOT interchangeable!

Today's LessonCATEGORY: Commonly Confused Words
KNEE vs. ELBOW   ひざ vs. ひじ

Explanation

  • A knee  is the place where the upper and lower parts of your legs meet. It's where your legs bend.

    An elbow  is the place where the upper and lower parts of your arms meet. It's where your arms bend.
  • knee  は、脚の上部と下部の接点にあって、曲がる部分、つまり、ひざのことです。

    elbow  は、腕の上部と下部の接点にあって、曲がる部分、つまり、ひじのことです。

examples

  1. I hurt my knees  jogging.
  2. MOTHER: You're bleeding! What happened?
    CHILD: I fell and scraped my knee.
  3. (a mother to her child)
    Take your elbows  off the table when you eat.
  4. His jacket had leather patches at the elbows.

There's a Challenge Test tomorrow. If you don't think you're ready, you have the whole night to study!