Breakdown of 's Morgens heb ik altijd haast.
altijd
always
's morgens
in the morning
haast hebben
to be in a hurry
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Questions & Answers about 's Morgens heb ik altijd haast.
What is the difference between de morgen and 's morgens?
's Morgens is used specifically for routines. While de morgen just means "the morning", 's morgens means "in the morning" or "every morning". It is a shortened form of old Dutch grammar where des morgens meant "of the morning".
Why is the M in Morgens capitalized, but not the 's?
In Dutch, a sentence always starts with a capital letter. However, if the first word begins with an apostrophe (like 's), that letter stays lowercase and the first letter of the next word is capitalized instead. In the middle of a sentence, it would just be lowercase: ik heb 's morgens altijd haast.
Why does the sentence say heb ik instead of ik heb?
Because the sentence starts with the time phrase 's Morgens, Dutch word order rules require inversion. The main verb (heb) must stay in the second position of the sentence, so it swaps places with the subject (ik).
Why use heb (have) when the English translation says "I am"?
To say "I am in a hurry" in Dutch, you use the fixed expression haast hebben. This literally translates to "to have haste". So, you don't say that you are in a hurry, you say that you have haste.