λέω τον καφέ σε κάποιον λέω τον καφέ κάποιου του λέω τον καφέ

Meaning

διαβάζω το μέλλον στο κατακάθι του καφέ

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Greek

to read the future out of the coffee sediment

English

tasseomancie/ tasseologie

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Άλλοιaliothers4PnRe01MaPlNoSt
πιστεύουνpistevunbelieve5VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
άλλοιaliothers6PnRe01MaPlNoSt
όχιoχino9AdXxBa
άλλοιaliothers12PnRe01MaPlNoSt
χλευάζουνχlevazunscoff15VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
τηtithe18AtDfFeSgAc
συνήθειαsiniθiahabit21NoCmMaSgAc
ναnato24PtSj
τουςtusΙ27PnPo03MaPlAcXx
λένεlenetell30VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
τονtonthe33AtDfMaSgAc
καφέkafecoffee36NoCmNeSgAc
καιkieand39CjCo
άλλοιaliothers42PnRe01MaSgNoSt
δίνουνδinungive45VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
μιαmiaa48NmCdFeSgNmAj
ολόκληρηolokliriwhole51AjBaFeSgAc
περιουσίαperiusiafortune54NoCmFeSgAc
γιαγiafor57AsPpSp
ναnato60PtSj
προβλέψουνprovlepsunpredict63VbMnIdXx03PlXxPeAvXx
τοtothe66AtDfNeSgAc
μέλλονmelonfuture69NoCmNeSgAc
τουςtusmy72PnPo01MaPlAcXx

Some people believe it and some others do not. Other people scoff at the habit of "reading the future off the coffee and others give a whole fortune to have their future predicted.

https://www.newsbeast.gr/weekend/arthro/3028359/to-magazi-pou-pinis-kafe-ke-sou-lene-to-flitzani

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
λέωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
οτονLEMMA-1-116AtDfMaSgAc
καφέςκαφέLEMMA-1-119NoCmMaSgAc

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? yes

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Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

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Cliticisation of the WWS yes

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive yes

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