Idiom

Idiom
De broek dragen
Meaning
De baas zijn
Dialect
Leuvens
ID
4955

Properties

Gloss and translation

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Mostly acceptable

De the.SG.F broek pants dragen wear

to be the boss (Lit.: to wear the pants)

Possession

Alienability of possession
Alienable
How is possession expressed?
External possession

Structure

Direct object type
Definite
General structure
V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

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