van jetje geven

Dutch

Alternative forms

• van Jetje geven

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑn ˈjɛtjə ˈɣeː.və(n)/

Verb

van jetje geven

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to put all one's effort into, to do one's best for

Usage notes

The default object for this idiom is ’m (’m van jetje geven); the expression then takes the meaning “to give it all one got”.

Conjugation

Conjugation of van jetje geven: see geven.