Re: Colloquial German, experiencers and the construct state

Hi!

Ingmar Roerdinkholder <ingmar.roerdinkholder@...> writes:
> More Colloquial Dutch (CD) :
>
> CD uses the verbs "zitten" (sit), "lopen" (walk), "staan" (stand) and
> even "liggen" (lie) in a different way than Standard Dutch (SD), English
> or German; "zitten" is used most frequently here.
>
> CD
> "Robbert die zit te zeuren"
> "Robbert die loopt te zeuren"
> "Robbert die ligt te zeuren"
> "Robbert die staat te zeuren"
>  Robbert that SITS/WALKS/LIES/STANDS to nag
>  Robert is nagging
Hmm, I've learned those in my Dutch class even (quite some time ago
before I went to Groningen).  Obviously the authors did not really
regard this particularly colloquial.

Anyway, German does not do that.

> SD
> "Robbert is aan het zeuren"
This would be used in Colloquial German:

  Robert ist am Nörgeln.

**Henrik