Significado (Inglés)

second-person singular present indicative of zijn; are

zijn

Sinónimos

Frecuencia

A1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/bɛnt/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

Innovative form replacing older zijt, which is still maintained in combination with the archaic/southern gij. The form bent was built by analogy with ben (“I am”) after jij had adopted the function of second-person singular. In this it may (but need not) have been influenced by Middle Dutch bes, the form used with the defunct singular pronoun du.

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