Questions & Answers about In dit seizoen sneeuwt het vaak.
Why is it dit seizoen and not deze seizoen?
The word seizoen is a het-word (het seizoen). To point out a specific het-word like this, you must use dit. If it were a de-word, you would use deze.
Is the preposition in always used for seasons?
Yes! Just like in English, Dutch uses in for seasons and seasonal phrases. You can say in dit seizoen (in this season) as well as in de winter (in the winter) or in de zomer (in the summer).
Why are the verb and subject swapped around as sneeuwt het?
This happens because the sentence starts with the time phrase In dit seizoen. In Dutch, the main verb must always be the second element in the sentence. So, the verb sneeuwt comes next, pushing the subject het to the third spot.
What does het refer to in this sentence?
It is just the required subject used to talk about the weather, exactly like when we say 'it snows' in English. It does not refer back to the season itself.
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