"Цей чоловік був низький на зріст."

Translation: This man was short.

[724.BOvTLmVlw8aI]

When talking about the height of a person, is the "на зрiст" part absolutely necessary?

[Jones_Rick]

Why not say "short in height"

[sagitta145]

Is that correct in English?..

[Ethan30211]

As a native English speaker I would say it is completely redundant to say "short in height". As soon as you say "short" everyone knows you're talking about his height. It's not technically wrong.. it's just silly.

[flameofgrace]

This is true, however I would like the translation to say short in height so I could more accurately learn what each UA word means. Having English a bit off in this course is okay to me, if it helps understand the UA language better.

[MelisaInsa1]

What's the difference between короткий і низький?

[sagitta145]

Короткий is about length, and низький about height.

[MelisaInsa1]

Could it be?.. короткий for ex movie, dress, pants. And низький for people or a table or bed or sea level...

[Libitinarius1891]

"This person was short" was marked wrong?

[flameofgrace]

Так, чоловік, means man or husband. Person is too generic.

[Nika577359]

Is "that man" incorrect here? How would you say that in Ukrainian if it's different? In English"that" sounds more natural in this case.

[flameofgrace]

Good catch, I've added your suggestion!

[Donna127096]

'This man was short in height' is a very awkward sentence

[flameofgrace]

You are correct, if we are speaking in English; however sometimes when teaching language we have to be "awkward" in order to help with understanding of the language desired.