Idiom

Idiom: Den dam is afgegaan
Meaning: het ging bergafwaarts met zijn gezondheid
Dialect: Loois
ID: 1064

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Den the.SG.M dam dam is is afgegaan off-go.PTCP

his health is going downhill (Lit.: the dam has ?failed)

Direct object type: Definite
General structure: V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Is the verb either "zijn" or "hebben"?: Zijn
Aspect: Perfect
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable

Den dam werd afgegaan.

Mostly acceptable

Den dam was afgegaan.