Idiom

Idiom
Hij is aan het melken/mekkeren
Meaning
hij is aan het klagen
Dialect
Brugs
ID
4976

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 181

Mostly acceptable

Hij he is is aan on het it melken/mekkeren milk.INF/bleat.INF

he's complaining (Lit.: he is milking/bleating)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Progressive
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Mostly acceptable
Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker