Idiom

Idiom

genen nagel voor zijn gat te krabben hebben

Meaning

heel erg arm zijn

Dialect

Leuvens

ID

5271

Properties

Gloss and translation

Possession

Alienability of possession

Inalienable

How is possession expressed?

External possession

Structure

Direct object type

Quantified

General structure

V DO

Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?

Yes

Is the verb either "zijn" or "hebben"?

Hebben

Verbal properties

Aspect

Simple

Tense

Present

Voice

Active