What does 무릎이 아파 mean?
무릎이 아파 means "my knees are painful" in Korean.
How it works here
무릎이 아파 directly states that the knees hurt, following the preceding cause.
Key expression
무릎이 아프다
To have pain in the knees
무릎이 아프다 is the basic everyday expression for pain in the knee area.
When it's used
Used to describe knee pain after exercise, walking, or sitting.
The line
무릎에 살이 없어갖고 무릎이 너무 아파
There’s no fat on my knees, so my knees hurt so much.
The speaker describes their physical condition after activity or prolonged movement.
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More examples
계단을 많이 올라서 무릎이 아파.
My knees hurt after climbing so many stairs.
오래 서 있었더니 무릎이 아프네요.
My knees hurt after standing for so long.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
무릎이 아파
무릎에 살이 없어갖고 무릎이 너무 아파
There’s no fat on my knees, so my knees hurt so much.
- Saying that one’s knees hurt after walking a lot.
- Saying that one’s knees are too high.
- Saying that one’s knees are clean.
Show the answer
Saying that one’s knees hurt after walking a lot.
to have pain in the knees. 무릎이 아프다 is the basic everyday expression for pain in the knee area.
Other words in this line
- 무릎
- Knee
- 살
- Flesh; fat
- 없다
- Not to exist; to not have
- 너무
- Too; very
- 아프다
- To hurt
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