Breakdown of Identyczny bliźniak ma taki sam nos jak jego brat.
mieć
to have
brat
brother
jego
his, its
nos
nose
bliźniak
twin (m)
taki sam
exactly the same
jak
as (in comparisons)
identyczny
identical
Questions & Answers about Identyczny bliźniak ma taki sam nos jak jego brat.
Wait, isn't nos the direct object? Why don't we use takiego samego?
It actually is in the Accusative case! The verb mieć (to have) requires the Accusative. However, nos is a masculine inanimate noun, and for those, the Accusative form is identical to the Nominative. That's why taki sam looks unchanged. If he had the same dog (masculine animate), it would be ma takiego samego psa.
Could I say ma ten sam nos instead?
No, that would mean something quite strange! ten sam means "the exact same, single item". Saying he has ten sam nos would imply the two brothers physically share one nose. You must use taki sam, which means "the same kind" or "identical in appearance" (two separate noses that look alike).
Why is jego brat in the Nominative case here?
Because brat is actually the subject of an implied second verb. The full thought is "...exactly the same nose as his brother (has)". Since the brother is the one "having" in that second half of the comparison, jego brat stays in the Nominative.
If the twin were female, would taki sam change to taka sama?
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