Learn Dutch: Hij gaat weer naar de sportschool. - He is going to the gym again.

In Dutch, short adverbs of time and frequency usually come immediately after the conjugated verb in a simple main clause. This can feel strange for English speakers, because the word again normally goes at the very end of the sentence.

Does weer follow the same placement rules as frequency adverbs like vaak or nooit?

Yes! While it means again rather than often or never, weer is an adverb of time and follows the exact same placement rules you are learning in this lesson. If you wanted to say he often goes to the gym, you would put vaak in the exact same spot: Hij gaat vaak naar de sportschool.

Why do we use naar to mean to in this sentence?

You use naar when expressing physical movement or direction towards a specific destination. Whenever you use the verb gaan (to go) to talk about traveling to a place, you will almost always pair it with the preposition naar.

Why does the word for gym end in school?

Dutch frequently combines smaller words to make new ones. A sportschool literally translates to a sport school. While it might sound like an educational building to an English speaker, it is simply the standard everyday Dutch word for a gym or fitness center.