Idiom

Idiom
'r tegen bosseln mouten
Meaning
er tegen werken, al zijne krachten inspannen (bosseln = borstelen, schuieren)
Dialect
Gronings
ID
634

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 90

Mostly acceptable

'r there tegen against bosseln brush mouten must

to have to struggle hard, work against something (Lit.: to have to brush against it)

Structure

Animacy of the open position
Inanimate
General structure
V Subj PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No
Open position
PP

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Deontic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker
Hai mag 'r tegen bosseln.
Mostly acceptable
Hai mout tegen die wind bosseln.
Mostly acceptable
Hai ken 'r tegen bosseln.
Mostly acceptable
Hai wil 'r tegen bosseln.
Acceptability varies by speaker
Hai zol 'r tegen bosseln.
Acceptability varies by speaker
Er mout tegen bosseld worden deur hom.
Acceptability varies by speaker
Hai zel 'r tegen bosseln.
Mostly acceptable
Hai bosselde 'r tegen.
Acceptability varies by speaker
Mout hai 'r tegen bosseln? Ja, daartegen mout hai wis bosseln!
Mostly acceptable
Mout hai 'r tegen bosseln? Ja, daar mout hai wis tegen bosseln!