Idiom

Idiom: nait tot vief tellen kennen
Meaning: onnoozel voor den dag komen
Dialect: Gronings
ID: 720

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

nait not tot until vief five tellen count kennen can

to be or appear stupid, dumb (Lit.: to be unable to count to five)

Direct object type: Quantified
General structure: V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Aspect: Simple
Modality: Dynamic
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable

Hai mout nait tot vief tellen.

Mostly not acceptable

Hai wil nait tot vief tellen

Mostly not acceptable

Hai zol nait tot vief tellen.

Mostly not acceptable

Er ken nait tot vief teld worden (deur hom).

Mostly not acceptable

Hai zel nait tot vief tellen.

Mostly not acceptable

Hai telt nait tot vief.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Ken hai nait tot vief tellen? Nee, tot vief ken hai nait tellen.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Nee, tot vief tellen ken hai nait.