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How do you say "knee" in Italian?
il ginocchio
In Italian, "knee" is il ginocchio.
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Pronunciation
Say ginocchio out loud a few times, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do, and hold the double cc a touch longer than you would in English.
Grammar notes
il ginocchio is masculine. Its plural is ginocchia.
Example sentence
La bambina si è graffiata il ginocchio sul marciapiede.
The child scraped her knee on the pavement.
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How to remember il ginocchio
Connect il ginocchio to the moment in "The child scraped her knee on the pavement" so the word has a scene to live in, not just a definition.
Related words
- skull il teschio
- spine la colonna vertebrale
- rib la costola
- skin la pelle
- nail il unghia
- elbow il gomito
- wrist il polso
- ankle la caviglia
- shoulder la spalla
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Questions about il ginocchio
How do you pronounce il ginocchio?
Say ginocchio out loud a few times, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do, and hold the double cc a touch longer than you would in English.
Is il ginocchio masculine or feminine?
il ginocchio is masculine. il ginocchio is masculine. Its plural is ginocchia.
How is il ginocchio used in Italian?
il ginocchio is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: La bambina si è graffiata il ginocchio sul marciapiede. (The child scraped her knee on the pavement.).
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