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    Expressing 'to feel' with 感觉 (gǎnjué)

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    Structure

    Subject + 感觉 + Clause

    Explanation

    The verb 感觉 (gǎnjué) means "to feel" or "to sense" and is used to express a subjective perception or intuition. It can take a clause as its object to describe what is felt. For example, 感觉有人监视着自己 means "felt that someone was watching him."

    Examples

    • 我感觉今天会下雨，带把伞吧。

      Wǒ gǎnjué jīntiān huì xià yǔ, dài bǎ sǎn ba.

      I feel like it's going to rain today, bring an umbrella.

    • 她感觉有人在背后看着自己。

      Tā gǎnjué yǒu rén zài bèihòu kàn zhe zìjǐ.

      She felt someone watching her from behind.

    • 最近总感觉时间过得特别快。

      Zuìjìn zǒng gǎnjué shíjiān guò de tèbié kuài.

      Lately I always feel like time is passing especially fast.

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