- IPA(key): /aːnət/ (normal)
- IPA(key): /aːnt/ (contracted)
- IPA(key): /aːnɦət/, /aːnɦɛt/ (formal; spelling pronunciation)
aan het
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see aan, het.
- Forms the continuous aspect, together with the gerund and with zijn as auxiliary verb.
Ik ben aan het eten.- I am eating. (lit. I am on the eat. / I am at eating.)
Ik was aan het eten.- I was eating. (lit. I was on the eat. / I was at eating.)
Wat ben je aan het doen?- What are you doing? (lit. What are you on the do? / What are you at doing?)
Ik ben de afwas aan het doen.- I am washing up. (lit. I am the wash-up on the do. / I am at washing up.)