ような気がする
I have a feeling that…
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The ~気がする pattern is used to express that the speaker "feels like X".
~気がする can directly follow verbs and い-adjectives, attach to な-adjectives using な, or nouns using の/な.
E.g. 今日はいいことがある気がする。 "I feel like something good will happen today."
E.g. マイクの気持ちも分かる気がします。 "I feel like I understand how Mike feels."
The ~ような気がする pattern is used to soften the speaker's statement even further.
E.g. 誰かに見られているような気がして怖い。 "I have a scary feeling as though someone is watching me."
E.g. どこかで聞いたことがあるような気がします。 "I feel as though I've heard that before."
Other similar patterns are ような感じがする, ように感じる, and ように思う.
Compared to ~気がする, which focuses on the speaker's feelings, ~感じがする・~感じる focuses more on how something external feels.
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The 気がする pattern is used to express that the speaker "feels like X"
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~気がする can directly follow verbs and い-adjectives, attach to な-adjectives using な, or nouns using の/な
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The ~ような気がする pattern is used to soften the speaker's statement even further
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Other similar patterns are ような感じがする, ように感じる, and ように思う
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