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Ik heb meer tijd.

Ik heb meer tijd.
I have more time.
From Lesson 57:Conversational glue·Dutch

Breakdown of Ik heb meer tijd.

hebben
to have
de tijd
the time
meer
more

Questions & Answers about Ik heb meer tijd.

Why do we use heb instead of hebt here?
Heb is the form of the irregular verb hebben (to have) that goes with ik (I). You use hebt when saying "you have" (jij hebt), but for ik, you use the shorter form.
Is meer related to the Dutch word for "much" or "a lot"?
Yes! Just like in English where "much" or "many" turns into "more", the Dutch word veel (much/many) turns into meer (more).
How do you pronounce the ij in tijd?
The Dutch ij sounds very similar to the "i" in the English word "tide" or "time". It is a vowel combination that starts roughly like the "e" in "pet" and glides into an "ee" sound.
How would I make this negative and say "I have no more time"?
You would say Ik heb geen tijd meer. Because tijd is a noun, you use geen (no/not any) instead of niet (not). Notice that the word order changes here: meer moves to the very end of the sentence.

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