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"are (2nd person singular, inverted form)" in Dutch

ben
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “are (2nd person singular, inverted form)” is ben.

Pronounced the same

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am ben

See also

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are (plural) zijn
are (2nd person singular) bent

Examples of "are" in use

There are 33 examples of the Dutch word for "are" being used:
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Who are you? Wie ben je?
Are you home? Ben je thuis?
Who are you with? Met wie ben je?
What’re you doing now? Wat ben je aan het doen?
How old are you? Hoe oud ben je?
Why didn’t you come by bus? Waarom ben je niet met de bus gekomen?
Have you been there? Ben je daar geweest?
Did you find out where Tom lives? Ben je erachter gekomen waar Tom woont?
Are you on holiday? Ben je op vakantie?
How did you find out where I live? Hoe ben je erachter gekomen waar ik woon?

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Are you a carpenter?,
Are you a student here?,
Are you an optimist or a pessimist?,
Are you eating lunch?,
Are you free?,
Are you home?,
Are you in favor of their policy?,
Are you on holiday?,
Are you one of Tom’s daughters?,
Are you ready to order?,
Are you still busy?,
Are you still overweight?,
Are you tired?,
Aren’t you even a little curious?,
By the way, how old are you?,
Did you come the day before yesterday?,
Did you find out where Tom lives?,
Have you been there?,
Have you got used to eating Japanese food yet?,
Have you not come into a warm room and don’t you have a company from which you can learn something?
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