zijn pappenheimers kennen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• zijn Pappenheimers kennen (superseded, archaic)

Etymology

Calque of German seine Pappenheimer kennen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛi̯n ˈpɑpə(n)ɦɛi̯mərs ˈkɛnə(n)/

Verb

zijn pappenheimers kennen

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to know with whom one is dealing, (especially) to know one's people [from late 19th c.]

Usage notes

The possessive pronoun always agrees with the referent, which is usually the subject.

Inflection

Conjugation of zijn pappenheimers kennen: see kennen.