Idiom

Idiom
Van de wind/hemelse dauw alleen niet konden leven
Meaning
men middelen van bestaan moest hebben
Dialect
Wambeeks
ID
1385

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 307

Mostly acceptable

Van of de the.SG.M wind/hemelse wind/heavenly dauw dew alleen alone niet not konden could-he leven live

one had to have means of livelihood (Lit.: he could not live of the wind/heavenly dew alone)

Structure

General structure
V Neg PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Dynamic
Tense
Past
Voice
Active

Sentences