Breakdown of Hij zei dat hij logischerwijs zowel het huis als de auto zou verkopen.
hij
he / it (referring to a 'de'-word)
het huis
the house
de auto
the car
zeggen
to say
verkopen
to sell
het
it
zullen
shall / will
als
as (like / conjunction)
dat
that (conjunction)
zowel
both (used with 'als')
logischerwijs
logically
Questions & Answers about Hij zei dat hij logischerwijs zowel het huis als de auto zou verkopen.
How is the adverb logischerwijs formed, and why is there an -er- in the middle?
The adverb logischerwijs means 'logically' or 'as a matter of logic'. It is formed by adding the suffix -wijs to the adjective logisch. The -er- is a linking element commonly used when attaching this suffix to adjectives, which you will also see in words like gelukkigerwijs (fortunately) and redelijkerwijs (reasonably).
How does the phrase zowel ... als ... work here?
The structure zowel ... als ... translates to 'both ... and ...'. It is a paired conjunction used to emphasize that two things are equally involved. In this sentence, it highlights that he is selling the house as well as the car, rather than just one or the other.
Why is logischerwijs placed immediately after the subject hij?
In Dutch subordinate clauses, adverbs that give an opinion or comment on the whole situation (sentence adverbs) typically come right after the subject. If this were a main clause, the order would be: Hij zou logischerwijs zowel het huis als de auto verkopen.
Why use zou verkopen instead of zal verkopen, and why are they at the end?
Because the sentence uses dat (that), it creates a subordinate clause, which pushes the verbs zou verkopen to the very end of the sentence. We use the past tense zou (would) instead of the present tense zal (will) because the reporting verb in the main clause, zei (said), is in the past tense.
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