Jeg vil bekræfte tiden.

Because after the modal verb vil, Danish normally uses the bare infinitive.

So:

• Jeg vil bekræfte tiden = correct
• Jeg vil at bekræfte tiden = incorrect

This works like other modal verbs too:

• Jeg kan komme = I can come
• Jeg skal gå = I must/go
• Jeg må vente = I may / have to wait

The infinitive marker at is used in many other cases, but not after modal verbs like vil.

Vil can mean several related things in Danish, depending on context:

• want to
• intend to
• sometimes will in a future sense

In Jeg vil bekræfte tiden, it often sounds like:

• I want to confirm the time or
• I would like to confirm the time

In many everyday situations, English speakers should be careful not to read vil as only a strict future marker. Danish often uses the present tense for the future, and vil often carries an idea of wish, intention, or willingness.

Because Danish usually expresses the by attaching it to the noun as an ending.

So:

• tid = time
• tiden = the time

This is called the suffixed definite article.

Examples:

• en bog = a book

• bogen = the book

• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

You use den tid only in certain special situations, for example when there is an adjective:

• den rigtige tid = the right time
• den aftalte tid = the agreed time

So in a simple phrase like the time, tiden is the normal form.

It can depend on context.

Tiden can refer to:

• the time on the clock
• an agreed time
• a scheduled time

In practical speech, if you are confirming an appointment or booking, Danish speakers may sometimes prefer something more specific, such as:

• tidspunktet = the time point / exact time
• aftalen = the appointment
• reservationen = the reservation

So Jeg vil bekræfte tiden is understandable, but in some contexts a native speaker might choose a more precise noun.

Yes, bekræfte means confirm, and it is a correct and fairly formal or neutral verb.

Examples:

• Kan du bekræfte det? = Can you confirm that?
• Jeg vil gerne bekræfte min reservation. = I would like to confirm my reservation.

With tiden, it is understandable, but depending on context, Danish may sound more natural with:

• bekræfte tidspunktet
• bekræfte aftalen
• bekræfte reservationen

So the verb itself is fine; the main question is whether tiden is the most natural noun for the exact situation.

Often, yes.

Adding gerne makes the sentence sound more polite and natural in many situations:

• Jeg vil bekræfte tiden = I want to confirm the time
• Jeg vil gerne bekræfte tiden = I would like to confirm the time

This is especially common in customer-service, email, and phone contexts.

So if you want a smoother, more polite version, Jeg vil gerne bekræfte tiden is a very useful phrase.

A rough guide is: be-KREF-tə

A few important points:

• The æ in kræf is a front vowel that does not exist exactly the same way in English.
• The final e in bekræfte is usually a light schwa sound, like uh.
• Danish pronunciation is often softer and less fully pronounced than spelling suggests.

A rough word-by-word guide:

• Jeg often sounds somewhat like yai or yai/ya
• vil sounds a bit like vil
• bekræfte roughly be-KREF-tuh
• tiden roughly TEE-thn or TEE-den, depending on accent and carefulness

The exact pronunciation varies by speaker, but the main thing is to learn the sound of æ and to avoid pronouncing every letter too strongly.

Because Danish usually builds the into the noun itself.

In English:

• the time

In Danish:

• tiden

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English. Instead of putting an article before the noun, Danish often adds an ending:

• -en for many common-gender nouns
• -et for many neuter nouns

Since tid is a common-gender noun, its definite form is tiden.

The word order changes because Danish uses verb-second patterns, and yes/no questions usually put the finite verb first.

Statement:

• Jeg vil bekræfte tiden.

Question:

• Vil jeg bekræfte tiden? = Will I / Do I want to confirm the time?

But in real life, you would more likely ask:

• Vil du bekræfte tiden? = Do you want to confirm the time?
• Kan du bekræfte tiden? = Can you confirm the time?

So the main change is that vil moves in front of the subject in a yes/no question.

You usually place ikke after the finite verb and after the subject in a main clause:

• Jeg vil ikke bekræfte tiden. = I do not want to confirm the time / I will not confirm the time.

So the pattern is:

• Jeg = subject
• vil = finite verb
• ikke = not
• bekræfte tiden = infinitive phrase

This placement of ikke is very important in Danish word order.

Yes, depending on what you mean.

For example:

• Jeg kan bekræfte tiden. = I can confirm the time.
• Jeg skal bekræfte tiden. = I have to / am supposed to confirm the time.
• Jeg må bekræfte tiden. = I must / may confirm the time.
• Jeg ønsker at bekræfte tiden. = I wish to confirm the time.
  This is more formal, and here at is used because ønsker is not a modal verb.

So vil is just one option. It expresses intention or desire, while the others change the meaning.

Tid is a common-gender noun.

That is why you say:

• en tid = a time
• tiden = the time

Not:

• et tid
• tidet

This matters because Danish nouns must match the correct article and definite ending. Learning the gender together with the noun is very helpful:

• en tid
• et tidspunkt

Notice that tid and tidspunkt have different genders:

• en tid
• et tidspunkt