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Tu chaqueta es igual que la de mi hermana.

Tu chaqueta es igual que la de mi hermana.
Your jacket is the same as my sister's.
From Lesson 110:Same and different (el mismo, igual que, más de diez)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Tu chaqueta es igual que la de mi hermana.

Why does the sentence use la de to mean 'my sister's'?
In Spanish, you cannot use an apostrophe 's' to show possession. Instead of repeating the word chaqueta (jacket) by saying la chaqueta de mi hermana, we use la to mean 'the one'. So, la de mi hermana literally translates to 'the one of my sister'.
Why is it igual que instead of just igual?
When you are comparing two things and saying they are the same, you use the phrase igual que (the same as). If you just wanted to say 'Your jacket is the same' without mentioning your sister's jacket, you would drop the que and just say Tu chaqueta es igual.
Could I use lo mismo instead of igual que?
You could use a form of the word mismo, but because chaqueta is a feminine noun, you would have to say es la misma que (is the same one as). Using igual que is a very natural and common way to say two things look identical or are equal.
Why doesn't the word Tu have an accent mark here?
The word tu without an accent mark is the possessive word meaning 'your' (as in tu chaqueta). If it had an accent mark (tú), it would be the pronoun meaning 'you'.

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