machucou o joelho

hurt his knee

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phrase Rare #31,313
hurt his knee Can refer to any person; the pronoun changes depending on who got hurt.
PO: Ela escorregou e machucou o joelho.
EN: She slipped and hurt her knee.

Tom caiu e machucou o joelho.

Tom fell and hurt his knee.

Ele corre menos desde que machucou o joelho.

He's been running less since he injured his knee.

Tom machucou o joelho.

Tom hurt his knee.

O Tom machucou o joelho quando caiu.

Tom hurt his knee when he fell.

Ela caiu e machucou o joelho.

She fell and hurt her knee.