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rodilla

nounCEFR A1High frequency

What does “rodilla” mean in English?

  1. knee

Example sentences

  • Me duele la rodilla.

    My knee hurts.

  • Me caí y me lastimé la rodilla.

    I fell and hurt my knee.

  • Está de rodillas frente al altar.

    He is kneeling before the altar.

How to use it

Rodilla means 'knee'. Feminine: la rodilla, las rodillas. The fixed phrase de rodillas means 'kneeling' or 'on one's knees'.

Common mistake

Pronounce the double-l in rodilla as English 'y': 'ro-DI-ya', not 'ro-DI-la' (literal double-l).

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