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Duolingo provides these sentences in a health related context:

> 子供たちは力がありますか。  
>  Are the children powerful. (given translation)  
>  僕より妹のほうは力があります。  
>  My sister is more powerful than me. (given translation)

The English translation provided is appalling. It brings to mind images of
superheroes and radioactive rats.

Are these natural and unambiguous Japanese sentences, and if so, what on earth
does 力 actually mean in this context? I suspect it means that the person has a
generally healthy constitution; someone who rarely gets ill. But I can think
of lots of other potential meanings both health and non-health related.
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Use of 力 in a health related context
Aは力がある means either "A is physically strong" or "A has a political
power/presence" depending on the context.

僕より妹のほうが力があります is a natural sentence that means she is either 1) a type of
person who is good at arm wrestling or carrying heavy things, or 2) a type of
person who is good at arguing and has a strong influence in the family.

子供たちは力がありますか is at least grammatical, but it's a bit hard for me to imagine a
context where this sounds natural...
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