Idiom

Idiom: Den (hoofd-)vogel afgeschoten hebben
Meaning: Iets wonderbaar gedaan hebben
Dialect: Leuvens
ID: 4941

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Den the.SG.M (hoofd-)vogel (head-)bird afgeschoten off.shoot.PTCP hebben have

to have done something wonderful, wondrous, marvellous, miraculous (Lit.: to have shot the (main) bird)

Direct object type: Definite
General structure: V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Is the verb either "zijn" or "hebben"?: Hebben
Aspect: Perfect
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker

Den vogel werd/is afgeschoten (door haar).

Mostly acceptable

Ze schoot den vogel af.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Amai, den vogel heeft ze zeker afgeschoten.