Idiom

Idiom
deur 't knökkelenbos motten / deur knokkel en bos motten
Meaning
een tijd van beproeving doorleven
Dialect
Deventers
ID
182

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 4

Mostly acceptable

deur through 't the.SG.N knökkelenbos bones_forest motten must / / deur through knokkel bone en and bos forest motten must

to go through a rough time (Lit.: to have to go through the forest of bones)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Deontic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable
De zieke man mag deur 't knökkelenbos.
Mostly not acceptable
De zieke man kan deur 't knökkelenbos.
Mostly not acceptable
De zieke man wil deur 't knökkelenbos.
Mostly not acceptable
De zieke man zol deur 't knökkelenbos goan.
Acceptability varies by speaker
De zieke man zal deur 't knökkelenbos goan.
Mostly acceptable
De zieke man ging deur 't knökkelenbos.
Mostly not acceptable
Ja absoluut, deur 't knökkelenbos mot hee zeker.