Idiom

Idiom: Geen ogen genoeg/ogen te kort hadden
Meaning: wou geen woord missen van wat er verteld werd
Dialect: Loois
ID: 1116

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Geen no ogen eye.PL genoeg/ogen enough/eye.PL te too kort short hadden have.PST.3SG-he

he didn't know where to look first (Lit.: he didn't have enough eyes / he had a shortage of eyes)

Alienability of possession: Inalienable
How is possession expressed?: External possession
Direct object type: Quantified
General structure: V DO A/Adv
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Is the verb either "zijn" or "hebben"?: Hebben
Aspect: Simple
Tense: Past
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly acceptable

Ik heb geen ogen genoeg.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Amai, ogen had ik zeker niet genoeg.