Idiom

Idiom
Iemand de neus afbijten
Meaning
iemand afsnauwen
Dialect
Wambeeks
ID
1445

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 327

Mostly acceptable

Iemand someone de the.SG.M neus bose afbijten off-bite

to snap at someone (Lit.: to bite someone's nose off)

Possession

Alienability of possession
Inalienable
How is possession expressed?
External possession

Structure

Animacy of the open position
Animate
Direct object type
Possessive
General structure
V DO IO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No
Open position
IO

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker
Mostly not acceptable