Idiom

Idiom: Zijn schop/spade gaan afkuisen
Meaning: ermee gaan ophouden
Dialect: Wambeeks
ID: 1352

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Zijn his.SG.F schop/spade shovel/spade gaan go afkuisen off-clean

he is going to stop/quit (Lit.: he is going to clean his shovel/spade)

Alienability of possession: Alienable
How is possession expressed?: Possessive pronoun
Direct object type: Possessive
General structure: V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Aspect: Simple
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker

ik zal mijn schop/spade afkuisen.

Mostly not acceptable

Mijn schop/spade gaat afgekuist worden.

Mostly acceptable

Ik kuis mijn schop/spade af.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Amai, mijn schop/spade ga ik zeker afkuisen.