Questions & Answers about Het weer is dan weer warm, dan weer koud.
Why does the word weer appear three times in this short sentence?
The first weer is the noun het weer (the weather). The second and third are part of the fixed structure dan weer ... dan weer, which expresses fluctuation. It translates literally to 'then again warm, then again cold.'
Can I just use soms ... soms ... instead of dan weer ... dan weer ... here?
You could say soms warm, soms koud, but dan weer ... dan weer specifically emphasizes a rapid or frustrating back-and-forth fluctuation. It gives the feeling of 'warm one minute, cold the next' rather than just random occurrences.
What happens to the word order if I start the sentence with Dan weer?
If you move dan weer to the first position, it triggers inversion where the verb comes before the subject. The sentence would become: Dan weer is het weer warm, dan weer is het koud.
Do I have to repeat the verb in the second half of the sentence?
No, you don't. Just like in English, you can leave out the repeated subject and verb. Ending with just ... dan weer koud is perfectly fine and much more natural than repeating ... dan weer is het koud.