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.”
- Literal: “Could it be you got fat? I feel like you became one size bigger than before.”
- “Could it be you've gotten fatter? I feel you've grown a size bigger than before.”
Key Points
1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.
2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.
3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?”
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