No. 64 in Dutch
ben
The Dutch word "ben" means "am" (first-person singular form of "to be").
In a sentence
Ik ben een student.
I am a student.
Here, 'ben' is the first-person singular form of the verb 'zijn', meaning 'to be,' used to describe the subject 'I' as a student.
Ben jij blij?
Are you happy?
In this sentence, 'ben' starts the question in the second-person singular form, inverted from its usual order when forming questions in Dutch.
Wat ben je aan het doen?
What are you doing?
Here, 'ben' is used with 'aan het' to form the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening right now.
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