Idiom

Idiom: ain 't hemd van 't gat vragen
Meaning: hem uit nieuwsgierigheid de onbescheidenste vragen doen
Dialect: Gronings
ID: 655

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

ain someone 't the.SG.N hemd shirt van from 't the.SG.N gat butt vragen ask

to want to know everything from someone, to pester someone with questions (Lit.: to ask someone the shirt off the butt)

Alienability of possession: Alienable + Inalienable
How is possession expressed?: External possession
Animacy of the open position: Animate
Direct object type: Definite
General structure: V IO DO[PP]
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: Yes
Open position: IO
Aspect: Simple
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable

Hai vroeg mie 't hemd van gat.

Mostly not acceptable

Hai vroeg 't hemd van 't gat.

Mostly not acceptable

Hai vroeg 't hemd van gat.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Hai vroeg mien hemd van 't gat.

Mostly not acceptable

Hai vroeg mien hemd van gat.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Hai vroeg mien hemd van mien gat.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Hai vroeg 't hemd van mien gat.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Hai vroeg mie mien hemd van 't gat.

Mostly not acceptable

Hai vroeg mie mien hemd van gat.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Hai vroeg mie 't hemd van mien gat.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Zij vroeg of hai mie 't hemd van mien gat vroeg. Ja, 't hemd vraagt hai mie aaltied van 't gat.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Zij vroeg of hai mie 't hemd van mien gat vroeg. Ja, 't hemd van 't gat vraagt hai mie aaltied.