он сломал *себ е* ногу v s. он сломал н огу

[Alina Israeli]

Google has the answer:

"она сломала ногу" About 78,100 results
"она сломала себе ногу" About 2,400 results

  30 times more common without себе

"я сломала ногу" About 88,600 results
"я сломала себе ногу" About 1,710 results

52 times more common without себе.



Jan 19, 2011, в 5:11 PM, Emily Saunders написал(а):

> Дорогие SEELANGовцы!
>
> I'm hoping for a quick answer to the question of which is better and  
> is there any difference.  I find both on a Google search.
>
> Я сломала себе ногу.
> Я сломала ногу.
>
> Спасибо заранее!
>
> Emily Saunders
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Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington DC 20016
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