κάνω τον Κινέζο

Meaning

προσποιούμαι τον ανήξερο

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Emphasis:

Greek

to play dumb

English

feindre l'ignorant

French

faire l'innocent

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Άσεaselet0VbMnMpXx02SgXxPeAvXx
πουputhat3PtOt
ότανotanwhen6CjSb
πάμεpamego9VbMnIdPr01PlXxIpAvXx
γιαγiafor12AsPpSp
μπάνιοbaniobath15NoCmNeSgAc
τσοντάρουνtsodarunoffer18VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
όλοιoliall21PnId01MaPlNoSt
γιαγiafor24AsPpSp
βενζίνηvenzinigas27NoCmFeSgAc
ενώenowhile30CjSb
παλιάpaliabefore33AdXxBa
κάνανεkananedid36VbMnIdPa03PlXxIpAvXx
τονtonthe39AtDfMaSgAc
ΚινέζοkinezoChinese42NoPrMaSgAc

Not to mention that when we are going to the beach, everyone pays for the gas, while in the past they were playing dumbs.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
κάνωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
οLEMMA-1-116AtDfMaXxAc
ΚινέζοςLEMMA-1-119NoCmMaXxAc

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

Examples

Cliticisation of the WWS no

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

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