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Hanyu
Is there any difference between あなたはどこですか。and どこにいますか?
あなたはどこですか。 Where are you?
どこにいますか? Where are you?
Is there any difference?
Nov 17, 2015 1:22 AM
Answers · 3
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They're just two ways of asking the same question. I think that the former may be ever so slightly more formal, but the distinction's pretty mild.
However, the second sentence ends in a question mark. That's colloquial. In Japanese, questions are formally written with periods.
November 17, 2015
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''どこにいますか?'' doesn't specify the you, so depending on the context it could mean someone else.
There is probably more to it, but that's all I can say/explain with certainty.
November 17, 2015
One is 'Where are you?' and the other is 'Where are (you) going?'.
November 18, 2015
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