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What is the difference between いまは何時ですか? and いま何じですか? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between いまは何時ですか? and いま何じですか? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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almost no difference between them.
は is a topic marker.
it means that both the speaker and the listener know what they are talking about. in this case は can be dropped.
but, when は is a contrast maker from the context, it can not be dropped.
今は10:00ですが、テストのスタートは11:00です。
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「いまは何時ですか」Grammatically correct and polite say way.
「いま何時ですか」A slightly casual way of omitting the particle 「は」 that marks the topic. This is often used in everyday conversation.
「いま何時?」Very casual say way. Used by friends and family.
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