βάζω το μυαλό μου να δουλέψει

Meaning

κάθομαι να σκεφτώ

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Greek

to set one's wits to work

English

to contemplate something

English

à contempler/ songer

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

έβαλεevaleput0VbMnIdPa03SgXxPeAvXx
τοtothe3AtDfNeSgAc
μυαλόmialomind6NoCmNeSgAc
τηςtisher9PnPo03FeSgGeXx
ναnato12PtSj
δουλέψειδulepsiwork15VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx
καιkeand18CjCo
βοήθησεvoiθisehelped21VbMnIdPa03SgXxPeAvXx
οικονομικάikonomikafinancially24AdXxBa
τηνtinthe27AtDfFeSgAc
άνεργηanerγiunemployed30AjBaFeSgAc
μητέραmiteramother33NoCmFeSgAc
της.tisher36PnPo03FeSgGeXx

She put her mind to work and financially helped her unemployed mother ...

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
βάζωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
οτοLEMMA-1-16AtDfNeSgAc
μυαλόμυαλόLEMMA-1-19NoCmNeSgAc
μουPnGe110-112PnGeWe
ναναLEMMA-1-115PtSj
δουλεύωδουλέψειLEMMA-1318VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx

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