Grammar
N4 verb-grammar

Senses 〜がする

Meaning

Reports a sensation that reaches you — a smell, a sound, a taste, a feeling.

Formation

Notes

The sensation takes が, never を: 変な音がします ("there is a strange noise"). It is not something you do — it is something you perceive. 気がする is the very common "I have a feeling that ~": 忘れたような気がする.

Examples

There is a nice smell coming from the kitchen.

Breakdown
kitchen from a nice smell there is (sensation)

There was a strange noise outside.

Breakdown
outside a strange noise there was

This soup tastes a little spicy.

Breakdown
soup a little spicy taste has (a taste)

I have a feeling someone has come.

Breakdown
someone came I have a feeling that

I can hear voices from the next room.

Breakdown
the next room from people's voices can be heard