Episode 202
Beginning Japanese Phrases #202: ～がする (to sense/feel (used with sensory experiences like smell, sound, taste))
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January 31, 20262m 3s
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Show Notes
Today's podcast covers:
～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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