JLPT EIKEN-5 • SYNTAX

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What time is it now? [Syntax]

Practice Question

今は何時ですか。 __ __ ★ __ now?
Explanation

What time is it now?

English Explanation

【Translation】What time is it now? 【Explanation】The standard phrase for asking the time is [What time + be-verb (is) + Subject (it) + now?]. The correct order is 'What time is it now?'. The 3rd word (★) is 'is'.

日本語解説

【和訳】今は何時ですか? 【解説】時間を尋ねる定型表現は【What time + be動詞 (is) + 主語 (it) + now?】の語順になります。正しい文は「What time is it now?」となり、3番目の空欄(★)には「is」が入ります。

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