Idiom

Idiom
Niet graag in die zijn schoenen zouden staan
Meaning
niet in zijn plaats zouden willen staan
Dialect
Wambeeks
ID
1428

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 309

Mostly acceptable

Niet not graag gladly in in die that-one zijn his.PL schoenen shoe.PL zouden would-he staan stand

he wouldn't want to be in that person's shoes (Lit.: he would not like to stand in that one's shoes)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Epistemic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences