bent

This is the 177th most frequent Dutch word.


bent

"Bent" in Dutch means "are" (2nd person singular of "to be").


In this sentence, 'bent' is the second-person singular form of the verb 'zijn' (to be) used to describe a characteristic of the subject.

Jij bent heel vriendelijk.

You are very friendly.


Here, 'bent' is part of a question in the formal form, addressing someone politely in the second person singular.

Bent u klaar om te gaan?

Are you ready to go?


In this example, 'bent' is used in a conditional sentence structure to describe the subject in a scenario.

Als je dat doet, bent je een goede vriend.

If you do that, you are a good friend.