Break One’s Bone [3 min JAPANESE #9 – Easy Learning]

CTV – The Loop said on May 26th, “Halsey broke her ankle in bizarre kitchen mishap”.
Unfortunately she broke her ankle while staying at home. That’s unbelievable she suffered a fracture because of the dishwasher.

By the way, today’s 3 min JAPANESE is about fracture.
Let’s learn 2 Japanese phrases for fracture.

Break one’s bone can be translated as those two ways.

1. Break bone
   骨折する
   kossetsu suru
   It’s verb made up of
   骨折 (bone fracture) + する (do)
   
   
   
2. Break bone
   骨を折る
   hone wo oru
   
   ● bone　→　骨 (ほね / hone)
   
   ● を (wo) is particle which indicates the object of the action
   
   ● break　→　折る (おる / oru)

Since Japanese ignore “one’s”, those two mean just “break bone”.

Let’s practice using example.
How about “Break his ankle” in Japanese.

1. Break his ankle
   足首を骨折する
   ashikubi wo kossetsu suru
   
   ● (his) ankle　→　足首 (あしくび / ashikubi)
   
   ● を (wo) is particle which indicates the object of the action
   
   ● break (bone)　→　骨折する (こっせつする / kossetsusuru)
   
   
   
2. Break his ankle
   足首の骨を折る
   ashikubi no hone wo oru
   
   ● (his) ankle　→　足首 (あしくび / ashikubi)
   
   ● の (no) is particle which qualifies the noun “bone”
   
   ● (bone)　→　骨
   
   ● を (wo) is particle which indicates the object of the action
   
   ● break　→　折る (おる / oru)

Please check the pronunciation of each word in YouTube video!