Idiom

Idiom: ain de woorden oet (de) keel/strut mouten hoalen
Meaning: hij zegt bijna niets, 't is geen gezellig mensch
Dialect: Gronings
ID: 715

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

ain someone de the.PL woorden words oet out (de) the.SG.NN keel/strut throat/gullet mouten must hoalen pull

someone never says anything, is not a sociable person (Lit.: to have to pull the words out of someone)

Alienability of possession: Inalienable
How is possession expressed?: External possession
Animacy of the open position: Animate
Direct object type: Definite plural
General structure: V DO Subj IO PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Open position: IO
Aspect: Simple
Modality: Deontic
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker

Men mag hom de woorden oet keel hoalen.

Mostly not acceptable

Men ken hom de woorden oet keel hoalen.

Barely acceptable

Men wil hom de woorden oet keel hoalen.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Men zol hom de woorden oet keel hoalen.

Acceptability varies by speaker

De woorden mouten hom deur mie oet keel hoald worden.

Mostly not acceptable

Men zel hom de woorden oet keel hoalen.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Men hoalde hom de woorden oet keel.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Mout men hom de woorden oet keel hoalen? Ja, de woorden mout men hom aaltied oet keel hoalen!

Acceptability varies by speaker

Ja, oet keel mout men hom de woorden aaltied hoalen!