今夜

How to remember it

今 (this) + 夜 (night) = simply this night, right now.

Example sentences

• 今夜は雨が降るでしょう。

  こんやはあめがふるでしょう。

  It will probably rain tonight.

• 今夜、一緒に晩ご飯を食べませんか。

  こんや、いっしょにばんごはんをたべませんか。

  Won't you have dinner with me tonight?

Usage

Refers specifically to the night of today; 今晩 is slightly more formal/evening-focused.

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