Idiom

Idiom: ergens gain tou aan vast kennen knopen
Meaning: er niks van snappen
Dialect: Gronings
ID: 4626

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

ergens somewhere gain no tou rope aan on vast tight kennen can knopen tie

can't make head or tail of it, to not understand something (Lit.: to be unable to tie any rope to something)

Animacy of the open position: Inanimate
General structure: V DO PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Open position: PP
Aspect: Simple
Modality: Dynamic
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable

Ik mout er gain tou aan vast knopen.

Mostly not acceptable

Ik wil er gain tou aan vast knopen.

Mostly not acceptable

Ik zol er gain tou aan vast knopen.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Gain tou kon eraan vastknoopt worden deur mie.

Mostly not acceptable

Ik zel er gain tou aan vast knopen.

Mostly not acceptable

Ik knoop er gain tou aan vast.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Kon ie daar gain tou aan vastknopen? Nee, gain tou kon ik eraan vastknopen!

Acceptability varies by speaker

Kon ie daar gain tou aan vastknopen? Nee, daaraan kon ik gain tou vastknopen!