Idiom

Idiom
Zure zoppen/soep(en) moeten eten
Meaning
arm en ellendig zijn
Dialect
Brugs
ID
2678

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 186

Mostly acceptable

Zure sour zoppen/soep(en) porridge.PL/soup(.PL) moeten must eten eat

to be poor and miserable, to be familiar with misery and trouble (Lit.: to have to eat sour porridges/soup(s))

Structure

Direct object type
Bare plural
General structure
V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
Yes

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Deontic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences