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### Identical and Similar Items

When you want to describe items as "identical" or "of the same kind" (such as when buying matching souvenirs for your family), Swedish uses the word **likadan**. Because it functions like an adjective, it changes its form to match the gender (*en* or *ett*) and number (singular or plural) of the noun it modifies.

### Singular En-words: Likadan

If the item is a singular *en*-word, use the base form **likadan**.

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### Singular Ett-words: Likadant

For singular *ett*-words, add a **-t** to the end to make it **likadant**.

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### Plural Items: Likadana

When describing multiple identical items, add an **-a** to form **likadana**. You will use this plural form for all plural nouns, regardless of whether they are *en* or *ett* words.

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### Dropping the Noun

If the item you are talking about is already clear from context, you do not need to repeat it. You can drop the noun and use **likadan**, **likadant**, or **likadana** entirely on their own to mean "an identical one" or "identical ones."

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Similarity pronouns (likadan)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite ending (barnet, hunden)

Indefinite articles and -ar verbs (en, ett)

Basic word order

Singular adjectives (stor, stort)

Plural adjectives (-a)

Sentence negation (inte)

Yes/No questions

Basic question words (vad, vem, var)

Regular Group 2 verbs (-er)

Short verbs and irregulars (har, gör)

The infinitive marker (att)

Modal verbs (kan, vill, måste, får)

Future intention (ska)

Time adverbs (imorgon, igår)

Word order inversion

Adverbs of frequency (ibland, aldrig)

Everyday things (dörren, stolen, tåget)

Definite suffix spelling changes

Plural nouns Group 1 and 2 (-or, -ar)

Plural nouns Group 3 (-er, -r)

Neuter indefinite plurals

Definite plural suffixes (-na, -a, -en)

Object pronouns (mig, dig, oss)

Reflexive pronouns (sig)

Expanded question words (när, varför)

Which and what (vilken, vilket, vilka)

Coordinating conjunctions (men, eller, för)

Prepositions of place (i, på, till, från)

Quantifiers (mycket, många)

Indefinite pronouns (någon, något, några)

First and second person possessives (min, din, vår, er)

Third person possessives (hans, hennes, dess, deras)

Reflexive possessives (sin, sitt, sina)

The genitive (-s)

Adjectives before singular nouns

Adjectives before plural nouns (-a)

Double definiteness (den, det, de)

Demonstratives (den här, det här, de här)

The imperative mood

Past tense of vara and ha (var, hade)

Possessives for names (-s)

Definite plural adjectives (de ... -a)

Genitive case for names (-s)

Numbers 1 to 10 (en, två, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elva till tjugo)

Counting by tens to 100 (trettio, fyrtio...)

Days of the week (måndag, tisdag...)

Months of the year (januari, februari...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (första, andra...)

Greetings and politeness (hej, tack, förlåt)

Particle verbs of direction (gå ut, komma in)

Simple past: Group 1 (-ade)

Simple past: Group 2a (-de)

Simple past: Group 2b (-te)

Simple past: Group 3 (-dde)

Simple past: Group 4

Present perfect: Groups 1 and 2 (har)

Present perfect: Groups 3 and 4

Past perfect (hade)

Future predictions (kommer att)

Future with present tense

The adjective small (liten, litet, små)

Demonstratives of distance (den där, det där, de där)

Negative pronouns (ingen, inget, inga)

Universal pronouns (all, allt, alla)

The generic pronoun (man, en)

Possessive generic pronoun (ens)

Reciprocal pronoun (varandra)

Qualitative pronouns (sådan, sådant, sådana)

Habitual time expressions (på)

Specific past time expressions (i)

Past time expressions (för ... sedan)

Future time expressions (om)

Location and motion adverbs (här/hit, där/dit)

Consequences (så)

Correlative conjunctions (både ... och)

Either and neither (antingen ... eller, varken ... eller)

Verbs of opinion and belief (tycker, tror, tänker)

Subordinate clauses (att, om)

Time clauses (när, innan, medan)

Clauses of cause (eftersom, därför att)

Negation in subordinate clauses (inte)

V2 word order inversion

Relative clauses as subjects (som)

Relative clauses as objects (som)

Relative clauses for places (där)

Adverbs from adjectives (-t)

Adjective comparative and superlative (-are, -ast)

Question	Answer
identical	likadan
the cap	kepsen
I want to buy an identical cap for my brother.	Jag vill köpa en likadan keps till min bror.
identical (neuter)	likadant
the postcard	vykortet
the tourist shop	turistbutiken
We are looking for an identical postcard in the tourist shop.	Vi letar efter ett likadant vykort i turistbutiken.
identical (plural)	likadana
the souvenir	souveniren
He always buys identical souvenirs for his parents.	Han köper alltid likadana souvenirer till sina föräldrar.
the mug	muggen
Do you have an identical mug for my mom?	Har du en likadan mugg till min mamma?
the keychain	nyckelringen
They want to buy two identical keychains for the children.	De vill köpa två likadana nyckelringar till barnen.
Anna's keychain is beautiful. I also want an identical one.	Annas nyckelring är vacker. Jag vill också ha en likadan.
the magnet	magneten
They sell identical magnets in the tourist shop.	De säljer likadana magneter i turistbutiken.
I am writing an identical postcard to my sister.	Jag skriver ett likadant vykort till min syster.
We are trying to find an identical souvenir.	Vi försöker hitta en likadan souvenir.
This mug is nice, so I am buying an identical one.	Den här muggen är fin, så jag köper en likadan.
The girl wants an identical cap to the one the boy has.	Flickan vill ha en likadan keps som pojken har.
I have lost my keychain and need an identical one.	Jag har tappat min nyckelring och behöver en likadan.
We should buy two identical mugs for our parents.	Vi borde köpa två likadana muggar till våra föräldrar.
Did you buy an identical postcard in the tourist shop?	Köpte du ett likadant vykort i turistbutiken?
The children's souvenirs are identical.	Barnens souvenirer är likadana.
We are buying identical magnets for the family.	Vi köper likadana magneter till familjen.