"I have a mother and a father."

Translation: Jag har en mor och en far.

[bepisTM]

oh, using only two and three letter words sounds so beautiful

[JeanLibera1]

Is this ok? Or if not, what is wrong with it?

"Jag har en moder och en fader."

[alookachaloo]

I have same question

[cerberus_243]

It should be OK, and I wrote the same, but it wasn't accepted. However, we don't use the words moder, fader, broder (just as defininite forms: modern, fadern, brodern), because why to use if there is a shorter form.

[LennartdeFraeisk]

Can one say "Jag har en mor och far"?

[WarrenBrad1]

I came here wondering the same thing because I was told I was incorrect when I put this

[Christina_Hamsun]

Men varför är det inte tillgängligt att använda de fulla formarna: Jag har en moder och en fader ?

[CallumTurn3]

When is it mor/far and when is it mamma/pappa?

[Haesselmaas]

The same difference as in English with mother/father and mom/dad. Mor/far is more formal, and mamma/pappa very informal. I don't know if I can explain it further. It depends on the person you are, the person you're talking to, whether or nit you're close to your parents, as well as the situation....

[SpoonLikesFrogs]

And what about moder and fader?

[Lassi492061]

They are okay, but less used in everyday speech. On the other hand, when declining we have to take these longer (and older) forms: en mor (moder) - modern - mödrar - mödrarna; en far (fader) - fadern - fäder - fäderna.

[Nina931729]

I am confused about use of articles here. Can you put indefinite articles in front of words like mother and father in Swedish?

[Rasla143]

en mamma och en pappa eller en mor och en far

[OhSusyQ]

Duo can we PLEASE stop doing mothers & fathers in every subsection? I am getting reminded of the fact that I lost my dad every day.