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9課 モダリティ・推量
Speculation & certainty — はず, よう, らしい, そう, かもしれない
9課

〜がする

接続:音・におい・味・感じ + がする
There is a sound…, there is a smell…, there is a taste…, there is a feeling… — felt through senses other than sight.
注意 / Note:Accompanying nouns are very limited: 音, 声, におい, 味, 感じ, 寒気, めまい, 頭痛. Not for visible things.
比較 / Compare:においがする(smells)/においをかぐ(actively smells).
よく出る形 / Common form:(場所)から Nがする。
台所からいいにおいがする。
From the kitchen there is a fragrant smell.
外で変な音がしました。
There was a strange noise outside.
何だか寒気がします。
For some reason, I felt chills.

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