はありますか vs がありますか？
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It's from the difference between が and は in the end, as same as your previous question. Again, have you learned it properly?
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I've been trying to learn it but I can't seem to wrap my head around it. I read this post grammar - What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange I find it confusing to figure out what has already been introduced into the "universe of discourse."
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For the 熱はありますか I thought it indicated some kind of contrast so the actual sentence would be (あなたは)熱はありますか？
And for the 熱がありますか I thought the が was forced into it because the actual topic is あなたは so the sentence had to be (あなたは)熱がありますか？
Is my way of thinking correct?
And for the 熱がありますか I thought the が was forced into it because the actual topic is あなたは so the sentence had to be (あなたは)熱がありますか？
Is my way of thinking correct?
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Here's just a rough explanation about the difference.
は, が and を what's the difference between the following sentences? | Japan Forum
As Glenn-san said in the thread, this is perhaps the hardest part about Japanese for English speakers. An entire book is written just for this problem, or a famous linguist dedicated his whole life to figuring out the function of は and が. I recommend using a decent textbook instead of leaning just from internet.
As for the difference between 熱はありますか and 熱がありますか, the question asking if you have a fever or not is often used in a series of questions for health check, therefore the topic marker は (as for / how about?) is more commonly used (but there exists situations 熱がありますか is more appropriate, of course).
は, が and を what's the difference between the following sentences? | Japan Forum
As Glenn-san said in the thread, this is perhaps the hardest part about Japanese for English speakers. An entire book is written just for this problem, or a famous linguist dedicated his whole life to figuring out the function of は and が. I recommend using a decent textbook instead of leaning just from internet.
As for the difference between 熱はありますか and 熱がありますか, the question asking if you have a fever or not is often used in a series of questions for health check, therefore the topic marker は (as for / how about?) is more commonly used (but there exists situations 熱がありますか is more appropriate, of course).
