No. 177 in Dutch
bent
"Bent" in Dutch means "are" (2nd person singular of "to be").
In a sentence
Jij bent heel vriendelijk.
You are very friendly.
In this sentence, 'bent' is the second-person singular form of the verb 'zijn' (to be) used to describe a characteristic of the subject.
Bent u klaar om te gaan?
Are you ready to go?
Here, 'bent' is part of a question in the formal form, addressing someone politely in the second person singular.
Als je dat doet, bent je een goede vriend.
If you do that, you are a good friend.
In this example, 'bent' is used in a conditional sentence structure to describe the subject in a scenario.
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