To describe rapidly alternating states or actions—like the behavior of someone who is unpredictable—use the correlative conjunction kâh ... kâh ... (sometimes ... sometimes ... / now ... now ...).
For alternating actions, place a conjugated verb immediately after each kâh:
| He is so erratic that he sometimes laughs and sometimes cries. | O kadar dengesiz ki kâh güler kâh ağlar. |
Alternating States
You can also use kâh ... kâh ... with adjectives or noun phrases to describe shifting moods. When linking states, the final word often takes a "to be" suffix (like the present -dir or past -di), which applies to both halves of the statement:
| That man was sometimes a grumpy old person, sometimes an affectionate child. | O adam kâh huysuz bir ihtiyar kâh sevecen bir çocuktu. |
| The manager is sometimes secretive, sometimes talkative. | Müdür kâh ketum kâh gevezedir. |
| The inconsistent boss was sometimes arrogant, sometimes humble. | Tutarsız patron kâh kibirli kâh mütevazıydı. |
This conjunction is highly flexible. You can even use it to contrast entirely different types of clauses:
| He is so aloof that he sometimes doesn't see us, sometimes he becomes very affectionate. | O kadar vurdumduymaz ki kâh bizi görmez kâh çok sevecen olur. |
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