たform+こと が/は(particle) ありますか?


Continuation from my other question: if we were asking as a question,
'みたことがありますか。' Can we use the question はparticle interchangeably? Or which to
use under which circumstances? Thanks!




I think the question is clear enough, although there is no specific context.

I don't know whether all the questions about は/が should be regarded as
"duplicated questions." If so, I had better not write this. But anyway, I will
try to answer it.

Now I think that the both of は and が are almost completely interchangeable and
have the same meaning, in general.

The choice depends on each concrete context. It depends on other grammatical
rules.

For example:

> 日本に行ったことはありますか？ a
>
> 日本に行ったことがありますか？ b

a and b are completely the same and it depends only on the speaker's
preference.

> あなた **は** 日本に行ったこと **は** ありますか? c
>
> あなた **は** 日本に行ったこと **が** ありますか? d

I believe not a few Japanese would choose d, because c includes the double "は"
s which seem less natural to native-Japanese speakers' ears.

Hope this helps!




I think the question is clear enough, although there is no specific context.

I don't know whether all the questions about は/が should be regarded as
"duplicated questions." If so, I had better not write this. But anyway, I will
try to answer it.

Now I think that the both of は and が are almost completely interchangeable and
have the same meaning, in general.

The choice depends on each concrete context. It depends on other grammatical
rules.

For example:

> 日本に行ったことはありますか？ a
>
> 日本に行ったことがありますか？ b

a and b are completely the same and it depends only on the speaker's
preference.

> あなた **は** 日本に行ったこと **は** ありますか? c
>
> あなた **は** 日本に行ったこと **が** ありますか? d

I believe not a few Japanese would choose d, because c includes the double "は"
s which seem less natural to native-Japanese speakers' ears.

Hope this helps!

