Questions & Answers about Moja mama daje mi herbatę.
Why is it moja mama and not mój mama?
Because mama is a feminine noun, and the possessive adjective my has to agree with it.
So:
- mój = my, for masculine singular nouns
- moja = my, for feminine singular nouns
- moje = my, for neuter singular nouns
Since mama is feminine, you say moja mama.
Examples:
- mój brat = my brother
- moja siostra = my sister
- moje dziecko = my child
Why is it mi and not mnie?
Both mi and mnie can mean to me, but mi is the usual unstressed form and is very common in normal sentences like this one.
So in:
- Moja mama daje mi herbatę.
mi means to me.
You would more often use mnie:
- for emphasis
- after some prepositions
- in certain sentence positions
Compare:
- Mama daje mi herbatę. = Mom gives me tea.
- Mama daje herbatę mnie, nie jemu. = Mom gives tea to me, not to him.
So here, mi is the natural choice.