Breakdown of Har ni tackat den generösa värden?
ni
you (plural, subject)
ha
to have
den
the (with en-words)
generös
generous
tacka
to thank
värden
the host
Questions & Answers about Har ni tackat den generösa värden?
How would I change this sentence to give advice using borde (should)?
To say You should thank the generous host, replace the helping verb har with the modal verb borde, and change the past participle tackat to the bare infinitive tacka. The sentence becomes: Ni borde tacka den generösa värden.
Why does the adjective generös have an -a at the end here?
Because it is describing a definite noun. In Swedish, when you use an adjective with a definite noun, you must add an -a to the end of the adjective. You also need the freestanding definite article den before it, creating the pattern den generösa värden (the generous host).
Why do we use den and also add -en to the end of värd?
This is a rule often called double definiteness. When an adjective comes before a definite noun, Swedish requires an article before the adjective (den for en-words) AND the definite ending on the noun itself (-en).
Is ni formal or plural here?
In modern Swedish, ni is almost exclusively the plural you (referring to more than one person). While it used to be used as a formal singular you, that usage is mostly outdated today.
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