Breakdown of Dat leidt logischerwijs tot een conflict.
een
a/an
dat
that (het-words)
het conflict
the conflict
leiden
to lead
Questions & Answers about Dat leidt logischerwijs tot een conflict.
How is the word logischerwijs formed, and why is there an -er- in the middle?
The suffix -wijs (or -wijze) is used to create adverbs of manner, similar to "-ly" in English. When adding it to an adjective like logisch, Dutch often inserts a connecting -er- (a remnant of an old grammatical case). This gives us logischerwijs (logically). You'll see the same pattern in words like gelukkigerwijs (fortunately).
Is there a difference between logischerwijs and logischerwijze?
No, they mean the exact same thing. Both are completely correct and interchangeable, though the -wijze ending can sometimes sound slightly more formal or written, while -wijs is very common in everyday speech.
Could I just use the base adjective logisch instead of logischerwijs in this sentence?
It wouldn't sound natural here. While logisch can technically be an adverb, logischerwijs is specifically used as a "sentence adverb" to comment on the whole situation (meaning "logically speaking" or "as a logical consequence"). Using just logisch would sound like you are describing the literal manner in which the leading is done, which doesn't quite make sense.
Why is the preposition tot used here instead of naar for the word "to"?