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How to Say ‘How is his knee?’ in French

Comment va son genou ?

kom-AN vah sohn zhuh-NOO

[kom-AN vah sohn zhuh-NOO]

💬 Usage Tip: Son can mean "his" or "her". It matches genou, not the person, so it would still be son genou if you were asking about a woman.

Phrase Breakdown

Comment va

kom-AN vah

How is

A standard way to ask about someone's health. The 't' is silent: 'ko-man va'.

Example

Comment va ta sœur ?

How is your sister?

Words in this phrase

Comment

[kom-AN]

How

In what way or manner.

Example

Comment ça va ?

How are you?

[vah]

goes

A form of the verb 'to go'.

Example

Quand 'ça va', tout 'va' bien.

When 'it's going', all is 'going' well.

son genou ?

sohn zhuh-NOO

his knee?

'Genou' is knee. The 'g' is soft like the 's' in 'measure': 'jeu-nou'.

Example

J'ai mal au genou.

My knee hurts.

Words in this phrase

son

[sohn]

his

Possessive adjective used to describe something belonging to a male.

Example

C'est son chien.

That's his dog.

genou

[zhuh-NOO]

knee

The joint in the middle of the leg.

Example

J'ai mal au genou.

My knee hurts.

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