Does this Sentence Make Sense?

Kyouma Hououin

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Hello there, I was wondering if this sentence has any errors: "私は三時にたべます。"

Does this mean, "I will eat at 3 o'clock," or "I eat at 3 o'clock."

Thank you in advance. I just learned about the particle "に," so I am not exactly used to using it.
 
Technically it can mean both as Japanese does not have future tense. It's the same as present. Usually in practice, I eat at 3 o'clock sounds like a habit and would be clarified with 毎日 or some other modifier.

に marking absolute time is fine. Usually it cannot be used to mark relative time such as yesterday, tomorrow, next year etc.
 
Technically it can mean both as Japanese does not have future tense. It's the same as present. Usually in practice, I eat at 3 o'clock sounds like a habit and would be clarified with 毎日 or some other modifier.

に marking absolute time is fine. Usually it cannot be used to mark relative time such as yesterday, tomorrow, next year etc.

Thank you for the help!
 
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