I've been confused about where I'm supposed to specify the duration of an event. In some Genki sentences, it's stated after the day/time (such as "today"), and in others, it's used right before the verb. I wasn't sure of the difference between the two, but someone on the WaniKani forums made a thread about this exact issue, and a few posters answered.
If I specify the duration closer to the beginning of the sentence (such as after "today") then I'm placing emphasis on the fact that that particular duration was TODAY, as opposed to some other day.
ライトは今日二時間科学を勉強した。
Today, Laito studied science for two hours.
ライトは今日科学を二時間勉強した。
Laito studied science for two hours today.
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