मेरे पास आज का अपॉइंटमेंट है।

to be

Breakdown of मेरे पास आज का अपॉइंटमेंट है।

• मेरा: my
• आज: today
• के पास: to have

Questions & Answers about मेरे पास आज का अपॉइंटमेंट है।

What does मेरे पास mean here, and why is it used for I have?

मेरे पास literally means near me or with me.

Hindi often expresses possession with this pattern:

X के पास Y है = X has Y

So instead of a direct verb like English have, Hindi very often says something like Y is with X.

So:

मेरे पास अपॉइंटमेंट है
literally: An appointment is with me / near me
natural meaning: I have an appointment

Why is it मेरे, not मैं?

Because पास is a postposition. In Hindi, pronouns usually change form before postpositions.

So you do not say मैं पास in this structure.

You get:

• मेरे पास = with me / I have
• तेरे पास = with you
• उसके पास = with him/her
• हमारे पास = with us

So मेरे is the correct form before पास.

What does आज का mean?

आज का means today's or for today.

It is made of:

• आज = today
• का = a linking word meaning something like of or apostrophe-s

So:

आज का अपॉइंटमेंट = today's appointment / the appointment for today

This is different from just आज, which would simply mean today as a time word.