Idiom

Idiom: ain dicht op (de) hoed zitten
Meaning: zóó zitten dat men hem aanraakt, te dicht bij hem zitten
Dialect: Gronings
ID: 694

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

ain someone dicht close op on (de) the.SG.NN hoed skin zitten sit

to sit so close to someone that you touch them, to keep on at someone (Lit.: to sit someone close on the skin)

Alienability of possession: Inalienable
How is possession expressed?: External possession
Animacy of the open position: Animate
General structure: V IO A/Adv PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Open position: IO
Aspect: Simple
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly acceptable

Hai zat mie dicht op hoed.

Mostly not acceptable

Hai zat dicht op de hoed.

Mostly not acceptable

Hai zat dicht op hoed.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Hai zat dicht op mien hoed.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Hai zat mie dicht op mien hoed.

Mostly not acceptable

Zij vroeg of hai mie dicht op hoed zat. Ja, dicht zit hai mie aaltied op hoed.

Mostly not acceptable

Zij vroeg of hai mie dicht op hoed zat. Ja, dicht op hoed zit hai mie aaltied.