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Nがする (sound, smell, feeling): a sound / smell / feeling is noticed: I hear, I smell, I feel

N4 · 09 Appearance, hearsay & judgment

Noun + がする says that you notice something with your senses or body. The noun is what you notice; する here means "is sensed", not "do".

音がする "hear a sound", 匂い (におい) がする "smell something", 声がする "hear a voice", 味がする "taste of", 寒気 (さむけ) がする "feel a chill", 吐き気 (はきけ) がする "feel sick", 頭痛 (ずつう) がする "have a headache". 気がする "have a feeling that…" uses the same shape but is about a hunch (see 〜気がする). Polite: 〜がします; past: 〜がしました.

Examples

A nice smell is coming from the kitchen.

I have a fever and the chills.

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