〜が します

Meaning

This grammar pattern is used when the speaker perceives or senses something like a smell, sound, voice, taste, or symptom. The noun describes what is being sensed. The structure is: [Noun expressing sensory perception] + が + します. This pattern often indicates the subject's personal sensory experience or physical sensation.

Formation

Examples

1. あの店の 近くを 通ると、いつも いいにおいが しますね。
   Whenever I pass near that restaurant, I always smell a delicious aroma.

2. このパンは カレーの味が します。
   This bread tastes like curry.

3. この車、何か 変な音が しませんか。
   Don't you hear a strange noise coming from this car?

4. 今日は いい気分が します。
   I'm feeling good today.

Summary

• Use noun + が + します for sensory perceptions (smell, sound, taste, feeling)
• Common nouns: におい (smell), 音 (sound), 味 (taste), 気分 (mood), 症状 (symptom)
• Expresses what the speaker directly perceives or experiences, not objective facts