Breakdown of Vi tackar naturligtvis både dig och din fru.
vi
we
och
and
dig
you (singular)
din
your (singular; din/ditt/dina)
frun
the wife
både
both
tacka
to thank
naturligtvis
naturally
Questions & Answers about Vi tackar naturligtvis både dig och din fru.
Why is naturligtvis placed right after the verb tackar?
Naturligtvis is a sentence adverb, meaning it expresses an attitude about the whole sentence. In a standard Swedish main clause, sentence adverbs normally go directly after the first verb. This is stricter than in English, where you might say 'Naturally, we thank...' or 'We thank..., naturally.'
How does the phrase både dig och din fru work?
Både ... och ... translates directly to 'both ... and ...'. It is a paired conjunction used to link two things together. Here, it links the two objects receiving the thanks: dig (you) and din fru (your wife).
Why is it dig instead of du?
Because the person being thanked is the object of the sentence, not the subject. The subject doing the action is vi (we), and the action tackar (thank) happens to dig (you, object form).
Could we use sin fru here instead of din fru?
No, you cannot use sin here. The reflexive possessive pronoun sin is only used when a third-person subject (he, she, it, they) owns the object. Since the subject here is vi (we) and the wife belongs to the person being spoken to, you must use the regular possessive din.
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