Feeling you've gained weight with 〜気がする
Grammar Explanation: Thinking or feeling something with 〜気がする
Nao sees Makoto’s cat, Chito. She stops to pet the cat when she notices something.
- なお:
- 「もしかして太ったぁ？前より一回り大きくなった気がするねー」
- “Could it be you've gotten fatter? I feel you've grown a size bigger than before.”
Key Points
気がする marks a subjective impression
大きくなった気がする means Nao feels Chito has grown, not that she is proving it.
前より gives the comparison point
前より means “compared with before”.
一回り大きい describes being one size or one noticeable degree bigger.
もしかして frames the guess gently
もしかして太ったぁ？ softens the direct question “did you gain weight?”