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tonight, this evening
The night of the current day.
今夜は寒い。
It's cold tonight.
今夜、暇ですか。
Are you free tonight?
今夜は映画を見ます。
I'm going to watch a movie tonight.
今夜は友達が家に遊びに来るから、部屋を片付けた。
My friend is coming over tonight, so I tidied up my room.
今夜は特別な日なので、いつもより少し高い店で食事をすることにした。
Since tonight is a special day, I decided to eat at a slightly more expensive restaurant than usual.
今夜 means tonight or this evening, referring to the night of the current day.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 今夜は空いていますか: Are you free tonight?
- 今夜の予定: plans for tonight
- 今夜中に: by tonight, within tonight
RELATED TIME WORDS:
- 今朝: this morning
- 今日: today
- 今晩: this evening (very similar to 今夜)
- 昨夜/昨夜: last night
CONTRAST WITH 今晩:
今夜 emphasizes the night/late hours, while 今晩 is slightly more general for evening.