Idiom

Idiom
Ik zou (niet) in zijn schoenen willen staan
Meaning
wensen niet in zijn plaats te zijn
Dialect
Brugs
ID
4978

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 197

Mostly acceptable

Ik I zou would (niet) (not) in in zijn his.PL schoenen shoe.PL willen want staan stand

I would (not) want to be him (Lit.: I would (not) want to stand in his shoes)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Epistemic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences