Questions & Answers about Jij bent een student.
Why does this sentence use jij instead of je?
Both jij and je mean "you" (singular). Jij is the emphasized form, used when you want to put focus on the person (for example: "You are a student, not him"). Je is the unstressed form and is actually much more common in everyday, casual conversations.
Where does the verb bent come from?
Bent is the "you" form of the verb zijn, which means "to be". Because zijn is a highly irregular verb, you just have to memorize that jij bent means "you are".
How do I pronounce een?
Even though it has a double 'e', the article een (meaning "a" or "an") is pronounced with a very relaxed "uh" sound, exactly like the 'a' in the English word "about". (If you ever see it written with accent marks as één, that is the number "one" and sounds like "ayn").
Does student mean any type of student in Dutch?
Usually, no. In Dutch, a student generally refers specifically to someone studying at a university or college. For children in primary or high school, the Dutch use different words, like leerling or scholier.
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