"Wahlkampf: Laut politscher Experten neigen Leute, die sich in einer bestimmten sozialen Schicht befinden dazu, eine spezielle Partei zu wählen."
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Mh, zu etw. neigen is a verb-preposition junction. That's the key.– c.p.Commented Mar 13, 2014 at 14:48
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3Also, there is a comma missing before dazu – since this might be the cause of your confusion, I am not correcting that for now.– Wrzlprmft ♦Commented Mar 13, 2014 at 14:51
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1It means nothing here... it is just a grammar vessel– EmanuelCommented Mar 13, 2014 at 15:36
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The phrase in question is
Leute, die ..., neigen dazu ....
and comes from zu etwas neigen, which translates directly to to tend to s.th..
In fact, there is a comma missing. The sentence should be:
“Wahlkampf: Laut politscher Experten neigen Leute, die sich in einer bestimmten sozialen Schicht befinden, dazu, eine spezielle Partei zu wählen.”
Since “die sich in einer bestimmten sozialen Schicht befinden” is a relative clause referring to “Leute” and thus should be separated from the main clause with comma.
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Welcome! This is correct, but it does not answer the question. Please post only answers as answers. Commented Mar 14, 2014 at 10:57