Translation of "soms" into English

Waarom kom dierlike eienskappe soms in menslike gedrag na vore?

Why do animalistic traits sometimes surface in human behavior?

Hulle het almal vorentoe gekyk, soms hande geklap en nou en dan opgestaan—maar waarom hierdie mense dit alles gedoen het, het ek nie verstaan nie.

They all looked to the front, sometimes applauded, and now and then stood up—but why these people did all of that, I didn’t know.

Steurings kan ook soms veroorsaak dat jy moet pouseer.

Interruptions may also occasionally require that you pause in your speech.

Ons het gereël om lang studiesessies te hê, soms ’n paar keer per week.

We arranged to study for long periods, sometimes several times a week.