Idiom

Idiom
Van zijn tien vingeren moeten leven
Meaning
Niets dan zijn werk hebben om te leven
Dialect
Leuvens
ID
4943

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 230

Mostly acceptable

Van off zijn his.PL tien ten vingeren finger.PL moeten must leven live

to only have his job in his life (Lit.: to have to live off his ten fingers)

Structure

General structure
V PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Deontic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences