Idiom

Idiom
niks oet (de) stee kennen zetten
Meaning
geen kracht hebben om flink te kunnen werken
Dialect
Gronings
ID
810

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 82

Mostly acceptable

niks nothing oet out (de) the.SG.NN stee spot kennen can zetten put

to not have the energy to get anything done, to be lazy (Lit.: to be unable to move anything out of the spot)

Structure

Direct object type
Quantified
General structure
V DO PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Dynamic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable
Zien broer werkt aaltied hard, maar Jan kin niks oet die stee zetten.
Mostly acceptable
Zien broer werkt aaltied hard, maar Jan kin niks oet stee zetten.
Acceptability varies by speaker
Er kin deur hom niks oet stee zet worden.
Mostly not acceptable
Hai kin niks oet luie stee zetten.
Mostly not acceptable
Zien broer werkt aaltied hard, maar Jan kin niks oet een stee zetten.
Mostly not acceptable
Hai kin niks oet vaste stee zetten.
Mostly not acceptable
Zien broer werkt aaltied hard, maar Jan kin niks oet zien stee zetten.
Mostly not acceptable
Op kantoor, thuis, waar dan ook: Jan kin niks oet (geen) enkele stee zetten.
Mostly not acceptable
Kin hai niks oet stee zette? Nee, oet stee kin hai nooit iets/niks zetten!
Mostly not acceptable
Zai mout niks oet stee zetten.
Acceptability varies by speaker
Zai wil niks oet stee zetten.
Acceptability varies by speaker
Zai zol niks oet stee zetten.
Acceptability varies by speaker
Zai zel niks oet stee zetten.
Mostly acceptable
Zai zet niks oet stee.