βάζω κάτι μπροστά βάζω κάτι μπρος

Meaning

αρχίζω κάτι/ξεκινώ κάτι

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Greek

to get started on something

English

s'y mettre

French

se mettre en action

French

ανάβω μηχάνημα

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Style:

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Greek

to switch a machine on

Greek

mettre en marche

French

allumer

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

βάλουμεvalumestart2VbMnIdXx01PlXxPeAvXx
ΠότεPoteWhen0AdXxBa
θαθawill1PtFu
μπροςbrosoff3AdXxBa
τονtonthe4AtDfMaSgAc
αποστακτήρα;apostaktira?destillery5NoCmMaSgAc

When are we going to switch the destillery on?

https://books.google.gr/books?id=0l92BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT22&lpg=PT22&dq=%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%B5+%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82&source=bl&ots=Ro6txnyHSI&sig=IAKaP9yclaiUZfiF2QWUXkpzImk&hl=el&sa=X&ei=0bcHVY64M8H4UpHwgvgF&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%B5%20%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82&f=false

Forms

μπροστάLEMMA-10-102AdXxBa
βάζωLEMMA-10-101VbAv
NP-NOM-anim-10-100
NP-ACC-nonamim-1-13

NP-NOM-anim-10-100
βάζωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
μπροςLEMMA-1-12AdXxBa
NP-ACC-nonamim-1-13

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? yes

Examples

Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

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Cliticisation of the WWS yes

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Causative-inchoative alternation yes

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Passivisation no

Examples

Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive no