Idiom

Idiom
Een aa kapelle moe versierd zen/werren
Meaning
een oudere vrouw moet zich opdirken (wil ze nog succes bij de mannen hebben)
Dialect
Aalsters
ID
2240

Properties

Gloss and translation

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Een a.INDF.F aa old kapelle chapel moe must versierd decorated.PTCP zen/werren be/become

an elderly lady needs to get all dressed up, should wear nice clothes and jewellery, should put on make-up (Lit.: an old chapel has to be decorated)

Structure

General structure
V Subj A/Adv CP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No
Is the verb either "zijn" or "hebben"?
Zijn

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Deontic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

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