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Grammar · Question words

何時 and 何日, what time and what day

何 combines with counters to ask a specific quantity. These three cover almost every scheduling question.

The mistake to avoid

何時 is なんじ, not なにじ. Before a counter, 何 is almost always なん.

Examples

いま なんじですか。
What time is it now?
きょうは なんようびですか。
What day is it today?