Idiom

Idiom
Ik geef hem den pap in den mond
Meaning
hem op een indirecte maar vatbare wijze zeggen wat hij moet antwoorden
Dialect
Brugs
ID
3555

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 216

Mostly acceptable

Ik I geef give hem him den the.SG.M pap porridge in in den the.SG.M mond mouth

to almost give him the solution (Lit.: I put the porridge in his mouth)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences