Breakdown of Har du en likadan mugg till min mamma?
du
you (singular)
en
a, an (common)
ha
to have
till
to (direction, destination)
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
mamman
the mother
likadan
identical
muggen
the mug
Questions & Answers about Har du en likadan mugg till min mamma?
Why is it likadan here and not likadant or likadana?
Likadan is an adjective-like word meaning "identical" or "of the same kind," and it has to agree with the noun it describes. Because mugg (mug) is a singular en-word, we use the base form likadan. If you were asking for a glass (ett-word), it would be ett likadant glas. If you wanted multiple mugs, it would be likadana muggar.
Does en likadan mean the exact same physical mug, or just a matching one?
It means a matching one ("of the same kind"). You are looking at a mug and asking if they have another one just like it. If you wanted to talk about the exact same physical object (for example, if you lost a specific mug and are asking if someone has it), you would use samma (the same) instead of en likadan.
Why use the preposition till instead of för to translate "for my mom"?
When you are getting, giving, or directing a physical object to a recipient (like a gift or a drink), Swedish almost always uses till. You generally use för when you are doing something for someone's benefit or on their behalf (like taking their shift at work). Since the mug is an object going to your mom, till is the correct choice.
Just as a refresher, why is it min mamma and not the definite form min mamman?
In Swedish, whenever you use a possessive word like min (my), din (your), or a name with an s on the end (like Annas), the noun that follows must be in the indefinite form. The possessive word already makes it clear which specific mom you mean, so adding the definite "-n" at the end of mamma would be redundant.
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