"soms" meaning in Dutch

See soms in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /sɔms/ Audio: Nl-soms.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔms Etymology: From Middle Dutch soms, ultimately from the root of sommige (“some”) with the suffix -s. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|soms}} Middle Dutch soms Head templates: {{nl-adv}} soms
  1. sometimes
    Sense id: en-soms-nl-adv-KOXAZgVa Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
  2. (in questions) maybe, perhaps
    Sense id: en-soms-nl-adv-pHbKE8M2 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: somtijds [sometimes], somwijlen [sometimes], weleens [sometimes]
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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "soms"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "som"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch soms, ultimately from the root of sommige (“some”) with the suffix -s.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "soms",
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "id": "en-soms-nl-adv-KOXAZgVa",
      "links": [
        [
          "sometimes",
          "sometimes"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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            [
              7,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Maybe you're scared?",
          "text": "Ben je soms bang?",
          "translation": "Maybe you're scared?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maybe, perhaps"
      ],
      "id": "en-soms-nl-adv-pHbKE8M2",
      "links": [
        [
          "maybe",
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        ],
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in questions) maybe, perhaps"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in questions"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Nl-soms.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔms/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔms"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "word": "somtijds"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "word": "somwijlen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "word": "weleens"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soms"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch indefinite adverbs",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɔms",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɔms/1 syllable",
    "lv:Finland",
    "lv:Nationalities"
  ],
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    {
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "soms"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "som"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "soms"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "soms"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch soms",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch soms, ultimately from the root of sommige (“some”) with the suffix -s.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "soms",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "soms"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sometimes",
          "sometimes"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              7,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "Maybe you're scared?",
          "text": "Ben je soms bang?",
          "translation": "Maybe you're scared?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maybe, perhaps"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ],
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in questions) maybe, perhaps"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in questions"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/69/Nl-soms.ogg/Nl-soms.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Nl-soms.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔms/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔms"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "word": "somtijds"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "word": "somwijlen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "word": "weleens"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soms"
}

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