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Beginning Japanese Phrases #202: ~がする (to sense/feel (used with sensory experiences like smell, sound, taste))

Episode 202 Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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~がする — to sense/feel (used with sensory experiences like smell, sound, taste)

This expression is used to describe sensory perceptions. The particle marks what is being sensed, such as a smell, sound, taste, or feeling. It combines with nouns related to the five senses.

Example: この部屋は変なにおいがする。
This room has a strange smell.

Vocabulary:

  • この — this
  • 部屋は — room (topic marker)
  • 変な — strange, weird
  • においが — smell (subject marker)
  • する — to do, sense

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