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Question ID: 2095
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あした__________べんきょうします。
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Claudia writes:

あした__________べんきょうします。
X


The hint to this question is あした "tomorrow."

を - indicates an action acting upon an object

e.g りんごたべます - eat an apple.

But あした is not an object, it's a concept of time.

に - indicates position, direction, as well as a specific time

e.g ぎんこういきます - go to the bank
e.g 2じべんきょうします - study at 2:00

But the trick is あした is not a specific time.

You do not use a particle with non-specific times such as:
ごぜん - morning
ごご - afternoon
きょう - today
あした - tomorrow
きのう - yesterday
こんしゅう - this week
らいしゅう - next week
せんしゅう - last week
こんげつ - this month
らいげつ - next month
ことし - this year
らいねん - next year

A specific time would specify an exact time or date. In those situations you use に.

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