"Aliukata mti mrefu"

Translation: He cut a tall tree

[Rupert600693]

I thought that the whole idea of an object infix was to emphasize the particularity of the the tree - thus "...the tall tree".

[Coksoslu]

This is exactly why I wrote "THE tall tree" instead of "A tall tree", but it wasn't accepted. Reported. Jan '20

[BwanaSimba]

wouldn't you say tall tree?

[AGreatUserName]

Yep, definitely. Did you report it?

[lizlooney]

I reported it.

[dsimonds]

It is very common in (American) English to say "cut down" or "chopped down" when referring to trees. I think He cut down a tall tree should be accepted.* Reported.

[shakir.mol]

If u were to remove the u, would it make a difference
I havent heard anyone say such a sentence in normal conversations

[BrunoGrgurevic]

Exactly! This is not mentioned anywhere.

[Catriona28475]

The English translation is unnatural (reported 6 July 2018). Did he chop the tree down or just prune it? Is this obvious in Swahili or would you need some context?

[TessEwing1]

In another sentence the word for "cut down" is angusha and kata is not accepted. I don't know if that means that kat implies something less drastic than felling the tree, or if it just another Duolingo glitch.

[EdwardThor2]

Why not "a tall tree"--marked wrong.

[whsndstalb]

A cruel world with cruel people