Idiom

Idiom
Mennen broinen kaan da ni trekken
Meaning
dat kan Bruin (bruin paard) niet trekken (=betalen)
Dialect
Aalsters
ID
2279

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 158

Mostly acceptable

Mennen my.SG.M broinen brown-one kaan can da that ni not trekken pull

it's too expensive, I do not have any/enough money, I can't afford it, I cannot handle it financially (Lit.: my brown one cannot pull that)

Structure

Direct object type
Definite
General structure
V Neg DO Subj
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Dynamic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

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Acceptability varies by speaker
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