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予感する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 予感する | 予感しない |
| Polite | 予感します | 予感しません |
| Past polite | 予感しました | 予感しませんでした |
| Past | 予感した | 予感しなかった |
| Te-form | 予感して | 予感しないで |
| Desire | 予感したい | 予感したくない |
| Potential | 予感できる | 予感できない |
| Passive | 予感される | 予感されない |
| Causative | 予感させる | 予感させない |
| Causative passive | 予感させられる | 予感させられない |
| Volitional | 予感しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 予感しましょう | |
| Imperative | 予感しろ | 予感するな |
| Conditional | 予感すれば | 予感しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 予感したら | 予感しなかったら |
Meanings
1
presentiment; premonition; hunch
A feeling that something is going to happen, often without clear evidence. Commonly used in the pattern 予感がする.
I have a feeling something bad is going to happen.
She had a premonition that she would pass.
2
noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
have a premonition; have a hunch
Verbal use, typically in the pattern 予感がする. The する verb form is less common as a standalone transitive verb.
Sensing danger, he left the place.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が起こる予感がするto have a feeling that something is going to happen
I have a feeling something bad is going to happen.
- 悪い予感がするto have a bad feeling
I'd had a bad feeling since the morning.
- 予感が当たるfor a premonition to come true
Her premonition turned out to be right.
- 予感が外れるfor a premonition to turn out wrong
Fortunately, that premonition turned out to be wrong.