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Pembelian tiket pulang-pergi lebih irit daripada membeli dua tiket.

Buying round-trip tickets is more economical than buying two tickets.

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Questions & Answers about Pembelian tiket pulang-pergi lebih irit daripada membeli dua tiket.

Why does the sentence mix a noun (pembelian) with a verb (membeli) in the comparison? Is that okay?

It’s understandable, but many speakers prefer parallel structures for clarity. You can make both sides verbal or both nominal:

More natural everyday: Membeli tiket pulang-pergi lebih irit daripada membeli dua tiket.
Fully nominal/formal: Pembelian tiket pulang-pergi lebih irit daripada pembelian dua tiket.
Colloquial: Beli tiket pulang-pergi lebih hemat daripada beli dua tiket.

What’s the difference between pembelian and membeli?

membeli = “to buy” (verb), formed with the meN- prefix: membeli.
pembelian = “purchase” (noun/gerund), formed with peN- + base + -an: pem
- beli + an → pembelian. Use pembelian in headings, terms & conditions, invoices; use membeli/beli in everyday statements.

Is lebih irit the best choice here, or should I say lebih hemat or lebih murah?

All are possible, with nuance:

lebih murah = cheaper price, strictly about price.
lebih hemat = more economical/helps you save money overall (very common in marketing).
lebih irit = frugal/economical; also common, slightly stronger “thrifty” vibe (e.g., fuel-efficient: irit BBM). For tickets, lebih hemat and lebih murah are the most common; lebih irit is still fine.

Can I use dari instead of daripada in comparisons?

Standard/neutral: lebih … daripada …
Informal but common: lebih … dari …
Colloquial alternative: lebih … ketimbang …
Formal alternative: lebih … dibandingkan dengan … (often shortened to dibanding/dibandingkan in speech) In careful writing, prefer daripada for comparisons to avoid confusion with the “from” sense of dari.

Is the hyphen in pulang-pergi necessary?

Yes, that’s the standard spelling in dictionaries (KBBI): pulang-pergi. Reduplicated or paired forms like this are typically hyphenated. In casual writing you may see it without a hyphen, but pulang-pergi is the recommended form.

Why is it pulang-pergi, not pergi-pulang? Are they different?

For the meaning “round-trip,” the fixed expression is pulang-pergi (often abbreviated PP). pergi-pulang isn’t used for tickets. Don’t confuse with bolak-balik (“back and forth” repeatedly), which doesn’t mean a single round trip ticket.

Does dua tiket need to be clarified as two one-way tickets?

It’s usually understood from context, but you can make it explicit:

membeli dua tiket satu arah
membeli dua tiket sekali jalan
membeli dua tiket terpisah These emphasize you mean two separate one-way tickets.

Is there any article like “a” or “the” needed with tiket?

Indonesian has no articles. Plural is usually unmarked. You add a numeral only when you need to be specific, e.g., dua tiket. If you need “one,” say satu tiket (not typically sebuah tiket for tickets).

Can I drop tiket after the first mention, like “membeli pulang-pergi”?

No. pulang-pergi modifies the noun tiket, not the verb membeli. Natural options:

Membeli tiket pulang-pergi lebih hemat daripada dua tiket satu arah.
Or repeat the noun: … daripada membeli dua tiket. (context fills in “tiket”)

How could I say this more casually?

Beli tiket PP lebih hemat daripada beli dua tiket.
Beli tiket pulang-pergi lebih murah daripada dua tiket satu arah. These sound natural in everyday speech.

Can I front the predicate for emphasis, like starting with Lebih irit?

Yes:

Lebih irit membeli tiket pulang-pergi daripada membeli dua tiket. Fronting the comparative is common and natural for emphasis.

When should I use paling or the ter- superlative instead of lebih?

lebih = comparative (A is more X than B).
paling/ter- = superlative (the most X among many). Examples:
Comparative: Tiket pulang-pergi lebih murah daripada dua tiket satu arah.
Superlative: Tiket pulang-pergi adalah pilihan paling hemat. / … terhemat.

Would sekali or sekalian fit here, like dua tiket sekaligus?

No. sekaligus means “at once/in one go,” not “one-way.” Saying dua tiket sekaligus would mean “two tickets in a single purchase,” which could still be a round-trip bundle. Use satu arah/sekali jalan to mean “one-way.”

I often see promotions with pada pembelian. Could I use that here?

That pattern is for terms/conditions:

Diskon 10% pada pembelian tiket pulang-pergi. Your sentence is a general statement, so you don’t need pada. But in promo texts, pada pembelian … is standard.