pick · point out

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 摘 has 14 strokes and the on-reading てき. 摘む (つむ) means to pick flowers or leaves; 指摘 (してき) means pointing something out.
• Basic usage: 摘む describes physical picking; 指摘 describes identifying specific errors or problems.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Verb forms and receiving a correction
  • The past form of 摘む is 摘んだ. 二輪だけ摘んだ means picking only two flowers, preserving the quantity limit.
  • 先生に文章の誤りを指摘された means having an error in one's sentence pointed out by the teacher. In 問題点を指摘する, the subject is the person identifying the problem.