Idiom

Idiom
van wanten weten
Meaning
goed weten wat er te koop is, of wat 't leven eist en er zich door kunnen slaan
Dialect
Utrechts
ID
71

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 128

Mostly acceptable

van from wanten mittens weten know

to know the ropes, to be hard worker, to be decisive (Lit.: to know from mittens)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

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Mostly acceptable
Acceptability varies by speaker