он сломал *себе* ногу v s. он сломал ногу

[yelena kalinsky]

Dear Emily,

I think the difference has to do with intention. While сломать ногу =
simply to break one's leg, сломать себе ногу = to break one's own leg.
Make sense?

Yelena

2011/1/19 Emily Saunders <emilka at mac.com>:
> 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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