van de gekke zijn
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to be of the crazy (one)”. From the television series Pipo de Clown, where the character Klukkluk would often say dat zijn (toch) van de gekke.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (chiefly Netherlands) to be ridiculous, to be absurd, to be insane (generally referring to situations)
Usage notes
[edit]Most commonly inflected in the third person singular present tense, otherwise rarely inflected. The most common phrases are dat is (toch) van de gekke and het is (toch) van de gekke.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of van de gekke zijn: see zijn.