Idiom

Idiom: Ze waren al aan het zingen
Meaning: reeds onder invloed
Dialect: Loois
ID: 1320

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Ze they waren were al already aan on het it zingen sing.INF

they were celebrating too early, they were acting prematurely/rashly (Lit.: they were singing already)

General structure: V Subj A/Adv
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Aspect: Progressive
Tense: Past
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly acceptable

Ze staan al te zingen.

Mostly acceptable

Er werd al gezongen door hen.

Mostly not acceptable

Ze hebben al gezongen.

Mostly acceptable