Breakdown of Flickan vill ha en likadan keps som pojken har.
en
a, an (common)
pojken
the boy
flickan
the girl
ha
to have
vilja
to want to
som
as (in comparisons)
likadan
identical
kepsen
the cap
Questions & Answers about Flickan vill ha en likadan keps som pojken har.
Why do we use likadan here instead of likadant or likadana?
Likadan must agree with the noun it describes. Because keps (cap) is a singular en-word, we use the base form likadan. If it were an ett-word, you would use likadant, and for plurals you would use likadana.
How does som work in this sentence?
When comparing things with likadan (meaning identical or of the same kind), Swedish uses som to connect the two things. While English might say "identical to" or "the same as", the Swedish pattern is always likadan ... som.
Why does it say vill ha instead of just vill?
In Swedish, vill (want) functions as a modal verb, meaning it usually needs another verb to follow it. When you want a physical object or a noun, you cannot just say vill + noun. You must say vill ha (want to have).
Is it necessary to include har at the very end of the sentence?
No, it is optional. You could just say ... som pojken (... as the boy). Including har makes it a complete relative clause ("... as the boy has"), but both options are very common and correct in everyday Swedish.
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