आज मेरे पास कम समय है।

to be

Breakdown of आज मेरे पास कम समय है।

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

Questions & Answers about आज मेरे पास कम समय है।

Why does Hindi use मेरे पास for I have?

Hindi usually does not use a direct verb equivalent to English to have in sentences like this. Instead, it often uses a possession structure:

• मेरे पास = near me / with me
• So मेरे पास कम समय है literally means something like Less time is with me today.

This is the normal way to say I have ... in many situations:

• मेरे पास पैसा है। = I have money.
• उसके पास गाड़ी है। = He/She has a car.

So when talking about possession or availability, X के पास Y है is extremely common.

Why is it मेरे पास, not मैं पास or मेरा पास?

Because पास is used with the postposition के/की/का pattern, and pronouns change form before postpositions.

With मैं:

• direct form: मैं
• oblique form: मेरे

So:

• मेरे पास = with me / near me

Not:

• मैं पास ❌
• मेरा पास ❌

This same pattern happens with other pronouns too:

• तेरे पास = with you
• उसके पास = with him/her
• हमारे पास = with us

A useful rule: when a pronoun comes before a postposition like , , , , it usually changes to its oblique form.