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Feeling running is better after all with 〜気がする

Grammar Explanation: Thinking or feeling something with 〜気がする

Manga panel from あしたは土曜日 showing example of Feeling running is better after all with 〜気がする.
あしたは土曜日 » Volume 秋・冬 » Page 56

Mina proclaims she knows a shocking fact about being caught in the rain: it doesn’t matter whether you walk or run because you’ll get wet the same amount either way. Sanae says she heard running it better to avoid getting as wet. Mina says if it starts raining, she’ll walk, and Sanae has to run.

サナエ:
「歩(ある)くんじゃなかったの？」
“Weren't you going to walk?”
ミナ:
「やっぱ走(はし)った方(ほう)が濡(ぬ)れない気(き)がするーーー」
“Sure enough, I feel running's better to not get wet!”

Key Points

  1. やっぱ shows a changed conclusion

    • やっぱ is the casual form of やっぱり and means “after all” or “as I thought”.

    • Mina is backing away from her earlier claim and switching to the opposite view.

  2. 走(はし)った方(ほう)が濡(ぬ)れない = “running is less likely to get you wet”

    • The pattern Ⓐ方(ほう)がⒷ compares options and says Ⓐ is the better one.

    • Here Mina means that running is the better choice if the goal is not getting wet.

  3. 気(き)がする softens the claim to a feeling or impression

    • 気(き)がする means “I feel like…” or “it seems to me…” rather than a firm factual conclusion.

    • That makes her sound less certain and more like she is going with her instinct in the moment.

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