"그의 누나와 그녀의 언니는 제일 친한 친구들입니다."

Translation: His older sister and her older sister are best friends.

[Knoebel_Joseph]

There are too many inconsistent translations.... One section you say I'm wrong for saying "best friends" and now you're saying I'm wrong for writing "closest friends" as you previous corrected me..............

[junhoon]

It's because of the 제일, which is like my first (best) close friend.

[deactivated user]

Hints for "언니" show "sister" but no "older sister".

[AmandaStok10]

언니 is a female's older sister. 여동생 is for younger sisters.

[JeffersonB538722]

2021 12 20, fixed

[Woodsman72]

Maybe I'm not an expert in English, but this task frustrated me a lot...this is a piece of.... not a cake)
I was convinced that in English we have to use "the" + best. Why does Duo mark my answer as wrong whenever I use "the best" instead of only "best"????

[CGTokki]

Because you don't say "they are the best friends". You would say "they are best friends" or "they are the best of friends"...

[Eien19]

I can imagine saying that even if it's not correct...but thank you for your explanation because I was about to report it.

[bngrc]

You would be right if it were any noun other than friend, but "best friend" is an exception to this grammar rule. The term "best friend" is like a compound word in English. Don't think of it as "best" (adjective) "friend" (noun); think of it as one word: "Best Friend" (honorary title)

[audreyqy]

What's the difference between 누나 and 언니?

[Rae781]

Boys address an older sister as 누나. Girls say 언니

[alexis_lew1]

i had to resist the temptation to say that they were salty. don't give me that option Duolingo. it makes much funner sentences

[Zappy34]

Is "제일 친한 = the most familiar" wrong?

[PaulHavig1]

I put "close friends" thinking that this is how it is used . . . I could be wrong, but is "best friends" the only possible meaning for this phrase?

[audreyqy]

제일: the most; 친한: close
친한 친구: close friend
제일 친한 친구: best friend

[Monzay]

I hate it when Duo gets into such complex sentences!

[lol95489]

Can someone break the sentence

[pinkygrown]

It's honestly word for word the same structure/order.

그의 누나과 his older sister and
그녀의 언니는 her older sister

제일 친한 친구 입니다 are best friends.

[XHyO443767]

Why are there two korean words that describe one english word, for the word 'best'?

[audreyqy]

제일: the most; 친한: close

[kamadforge]

I said " his older sister is her older sister's best friend". How's that wrong??

[pinkygrown]

와 means and, it's not in your translation.

[maniyshaa]

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