Breakdown of Jeg er vant til at gå i seng tidligt.
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In this sentence, vant is functioning like an adjective, and være vant til is a fixed expression meaning to be used to.
- jeg er vant til ... = I am used to ...
- jeg bliver vant til ... = I get used to ...
So:
- er shows a state you already have
- bliver shows a change into that state
That is why Jeg er vant til at gå i seng tidligt describes an existing habit, not the process of developing one.
Vant is the past participle of vænne, but in modern Danish it is very often used adjectivally in the expression være vant til.
So even though it historically comes from a verb, learners should usually treat vant til as a common phrase:
- Jeg er vant til kaffe.
- Hun er vant til kulde.
- Vi er vant til at arbejde sent.
In other words, it behaves much like an adjective phrase meaning accustomed to / used to.