Making Comparisons and Judgements

1. Lebih (more, -er)

Saya kira Pak Wayan lebih ahli.
I think Mr. Wayan is more expert.

Ibu Maria lebih tua daripada Saudara Nur.
Mrs. Maria is older than Miss Nur.

Ada lebih banyak orang di desa Simpang daripada di desa Baun.
There are more people in the village of Simpang than in the village of Baun.

Pak Wayan sudah tua tetapi Pak Dendy lebih tua lagi.
Mr. Wayan is old, but Mr. Dendy is even older.

2. Terlalu (too)

Saya kira Saudara Nur terlalu muda.
I think Miss Nur is too young.

Dia berbicara terlalu banyak!
He talks too much!

3. Kalah (to lose, to be defeated, to lose out in comparison with…)

Menurut pendapat saya Ibu Maria kalah dengan Pak Dendy.
In my opinion, Mrs. Maria is not as good as Mr. Dendy.

Sebagai pegawai kantor, Pak Wayan sama sekali tidak kalah dengan Bu Maria.
As an office worker, Mr. Wayan is in no way inferior to Mrs. Maria.

Ibu Maria kalah cepatnya dengan Pak Wayan.
Mrs. Maria is not as quick as Mr. Wayan.

Yusuf tidak kalah pintar dengan Agus.
Yusuf is by no means less smart than Agus.

4. Kurang (not _____ enough, not really ______)

Ibu Maria kurang berpengalaman kalau dibandingkan dengan Pak Dendy.
Mrs. Maria is not experienced enough compared with Mr. Dendy.

Menurut saya, Pak Dendy kurang pandai mengurus keuangan.
In my opinion, Mr. Dendy is not really good at handling finances.

5. Cukup (quite, fairly)

Dia menulis buku informasi tentang kesehatan masyarakat yang cukup berguna.
He/She has written a book of information on public health that is quite useful.

Tugas ini cukup sulit.
This task is fairly difficult.

6. Sama (the same, just as _____ as)

Saya kira bekerja di desa dan bekerja di kota hampir sama.
I think working in the country and working in the city are almost the same.

Pak Wayan sama ahlinya dengan Bu Maria.
Mr. Wayan is just as expert as Mrs. Maria.

7. Paling (the most ______, more than anything else)

Siapa yang paling rajin, Pak Wayan atau Bu Maria?
Who is the most conscientious, Mr. Wayan or Mrs. Maria?

Sdr Nur paling suka bekerja dengan anak kecil.
Miss Nur likes working with children more than anything else.

Saya memilih Saudara Nur. Dia yang paling ramah!
I am choosing Miss Nur. She is the most friendly!

Paling sedikit harus ada dua orang yang melakukan tugas ini.
There need to be at least two people who do this job.

About author
German philologist Uli Kozok rocked the world of ancient linguistics and history in Indonesia when he discovered an ancient Malay manuscript in Kerinci, Jambi, in 2002. He is now associate Professor at the Department of Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literature at the University of Hawaii in Manoa.

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