"Emilian is taller than Esther"

Translation: Emilian ni mrefu kuliko Esther

[Nsikan9]

Would 'Emilian ni mrefu kuliko Esther' also be correct?

[AGreatUserName]

I think so ... almost sure of it!

[billhatcher]

Why do we say "zaidi ya" but not "kuliko ya"?

[machieng]

'zaidi' is more, 'zaidi ya' is 'more than'. 'Kuliko' by itself means 'more than'

[Ben837613]

That doesn't really answer the question.

[MultiLingoS]

'zaidi ya' = more than

'kuliko' = more than

The extra ya after kuliko would be redundant. I would say she answered the question perfectly.

[Tiff382466]

Marked incorrect because Esther was not capitalized

[Irene605992]

May i also say "emilian ni mrefu zaidi kuliko esther"?

[machieng]

no, it's redundant. 'Zaidi ya' and 'kuliko' mean the same thing

[BeepBopNotaBot]

only replying so it goes directly to a mod. What about kushinda or kupita instead of kuliko? I thought those were interchangeable, but it seems that the course doesn't agree with me.

[Ben837613]

This is different from the way you taught me earlier