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My fellow Japanese-learning friend was told the following difference in
meaning:

  * 彼が好きです means I like him. Potentially, I can like many others; there is no emphasis whatsoever on the person that I like.

  * 彼は好きです on the other hand means I like _him_. Or something like 'it is he that I like', due to the topic-marker は.

I understand how they are different. My question is, can 彼は好きです (without
comparing it to 彼が好きです) be interpreted in another manner? Perhaps along the
line of 彼はなにかが好きです (He likes something), only with the object omitted. As in:

私はオムライスが嫌いです。でも、彼は好きです。

(I hope that is the right way of saying 'I hate omelette rice, but he likes
it.')

My question is, is this also a potentially correct way of interpreting 彼は好きです?
If not, are there other ways to look at that?
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meaning particle-は
Meaning of 彼は好きです
Yes, this is also a correct way of interpreting「彼は好きです」because the は used in
this sentence marks a contrastive element. When you first say「私は」, anything
else you say after that will be about yourself. In order to talk something
about someone else, you need to use the は to mark a contrast between you and
someone else.

See notes from [this
page](https://itazuraneko.neocities.org/grammar/dojg/dojgpages/basic%E3%81%AF1.html)
for more information.
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