Idiom

Idiom: Je moet nen oude aap geen smul leren trekken
Meaning: een oudere geen gedragsregels willen voorschrijven, geen streken willen leren
Dialect: Loois
ID: 1258

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Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Je you moet must nen a.INDF.M oude old aap monkey geen no smul face leren learn trekken pull

you shouldn't want to prescribe rules of behaviour to an older person, you shouldn't want to teach new tricks to an older person (Lit.: you must not teach an old monkey to make faces)

Direct object type: Quantified
General structure: V DO IO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Aspect: Simple
Tense: Present
Voice: Active