Structure
Verb + （ような） + 気がする
［い］Adjective + （ような） + 気がする
Noun + （の + ような ）気がする
［な］Adjective + （な(1) + ような） + 気がする
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About ような気がする
ような気がする is a phrase that takes the base meaning of 気がする 'to have a feeling that (A)', or 'to give off a vibe that (A)', and adds an extra layer of uncertainty through use of the auxiliary verb よう. This can be understood as meaning 'to have a funny feeling that (A)', or 'to kinda have a feeling that (A)'.
As always, よう must be attached to the attributive form of any word that comes before it.
Caution
気がする is quite a bit stronger than ような気がする, so the latter will often be used when the speaker is not 100% sure about something, and does not want to sound rude.
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分かるような気がする。
I have a feeling that I understand.
あの人に騙されたような気がする。
I have a feeling that I was deceived by that person.
今回は合格するような気がしています。
I have a feeling that I will pass this time.
道を間違えたような気がします。
I have a feeling that I went the wrong way.
この問題、分かったような気がするぞ。
I have a feeling that I know the answer of this question.
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ような気がする – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (6 in total)
Pushindawood
@DarthAtticus Nice spot! I have updated the translation for this sentence to reflect your suggestion. Cheers!
P.S. - These types of posts/error reports are perfectly acceptable here.
Fabi02
I recently saw “ようなきもする” in a sentence. Does this have the same meaning as “ようなきがする”?
Daru
Yeah! In context it probably meant that some other feeling was talked about. も can also replace が when using it with a ‘too’ nuance.
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