No. 1,031 in Dutch
soms
"Sometimes."
In a sentence
Soms ga ik naar het park om te wandelen.
Sometimes I go to the park to walk.
In this sentence, 'soms' is used as an adverb meaning 'sometimes', indicating an action that happens occasionally.
Soms eten wij pizza in het weekend als speciale traktatie.
We sometimes eat pizza during the weekend as a special treat.
Here, 'soms' is used similarly to express an occasional action or habit.
Het regent hier soms in de zomer, maar meestal is het warm.
It sometimes rains here in the summer, but it is mostly warm.
In this case, 'soms' indicates the infrequency of a natural occurrence, showing variability.
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