κάνω πλάτες σε κάποιον του κάνω πλάτες

Meaning

βοηθώ κάποιον, πολύ συχνά καλύπτοντάς τον για να κάνει κάποια δραστηριότητα

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Greek

to put one's weight behind somebody

English

to abet somebody

English

soutenir qqn

French

aider qqn

French

encourager qqn

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Oothe0AtDfMaSgNm
ΑρχιεπίσκοποςarχiepiskoposArchbishop3NoPrMaSgNm
κάνειkanido6VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
πλάτεςplatesback9NoCmFePlAc
στονstonto.the12AsPpPaMaSgAc
ΤσίπραTsipraTsipras15NoPrMaSgAc
γιαγiafor18AsPpSp
τουςtusthe21AtDfMaPlAc
κληρικούςklirikuscleric24NoCmMaPlAc

The Archbishop puts his weight behind Tsipras in his conflict with the clerics.

https://rp.news/article/228883/o-arxiepiskopos-kanei-plates-ston-tsipra-gia-toys-klirikoys

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
κάνωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
πλάτηLEMMA-1-16NoCmFeXxAc
σεLEMMA-1-19AsPpSp
NP-ACC-anim-1-112

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 yes

Examples