Breakdown of memai ga suru toki ha, muri ni gaisyutusinai hou ga ii desu.
Questions & Answers about memai ga suru toki ha, muri ni gaisyutusinai hou ga ii desu.
Why is it めまいがする and not めまいをする?
Because めまいがする is the standard Japanese expression for to feel dizzy / to have dizziness.
- めまい = dizziness, vertigo
- する = to do, but in many expressions it works more like to occur / to be felt
With physical sensations and symptoms, Japanese often uses noun + がする:
- 音がする = to hear a sound
- においがする = to smell something
- 咳がする = to have a cough
- めまいがする = to feel dizzy
So here, が marks the symptom being experienced.
What does ときは mean here?
Why is there a は after とき?
What does 無理に mean?
無理に means forcibly, unreasonably, too hard, or against one’s limits.
Here it does not mean physical force exactly. It means doing something even though you should not, or pushing yourself.
So:
- 無理に外出しない = don’t force yourself to go out
- don’t go out if it means overexerting yourself
It adds the nuance that the person might be tempted to go out anyway, but should not push themselves.
Why is 無理 followed by に?
Because 無理に is the adverb form.
- 無理 is a noun / na-adjective meaning impossibility, strain, or unreasonable effort
- adding に turns it into an adverb-like expression: unreasonably / forcibly / by pushing oneself
Similar pattern:
- 静か → 静かに = quietly
- 丁寧 → 丁寧に = carefully, politely
- 無理 → 無理に = by force / excessively / against one’s limits
What does 外出しない mean exactly?
Why does the sentence use 外出しないほうがいい instead of 外出するほうがいい?
Because 〜ないほうがいい means it is better not to...
This pattern is very common for giving advice:
- 行かないほうがいい = you’d better not go
- 食べないほうがいい = you’d better not eat it
- 外出しないほうがいい = you’d better not go out
So here the advice is negative: not going out is the better choice.
How does 〜ほうがいい work?
〜ほうがいい literally means something like the side/option of doing X is good, but in natural English it usually means:
- should
- it’s better to
- you’d better
There are two common patterns:
- verb dictionary form + ほうがいい
→ better to do - verb nai-form + ほうがいい
→ better not to do
Examples:
- 早く寝るほうがいい = You should go to bed early.
- そんなことは言わないほうがいい = You shouldn’t say that.
In your sentence:
- 外出しないほうがいいです = It’s better not to go out.
Is 〜ないほうがいい strong advice or a strict command?
It is usually advice, not a direct command.
So 外出しないほうがいいです sounds like:
- You should not go out
- It’s better not to go out
- You’d better not go out
It is softer than an outright prohibition such as:
- 外出してはいけません = You must not go out.
- 外出しないでください = Please don’t go out.
So this sentence sounds caring and practical rather than harsh.
Why is the sentence ending in です if the main verb is already いい?
Because いいです is the polite form.
- いい = good
- いいです = is good / polite ending
In 〜ほうがいいです, the です makes the advice polite and appropriate for general instructions, announcements, medical advice, etc.
Compare:
- 外出しないほうがいい。 = plain style
- 外出しないほうがいいです。 = polite style
Is めまいがするときは referring only to the exact moment of dizziness?
Could this sentence be translated as If you feel dizzy, you shouldn’t force yourself to go out?
Yes, that is a very natural translation.
Even though the Japanese structure is literally closer to:
- When you feel dizzy, it is better not to go out forcibly / by pushing yourself
natural English often becomes:
- If you feel dizzy, you shouldn’t force yourself to go out.
- When you feel dizzy, it’s better not to go out.
- If you’re dizzy, don’t push yourself to go out.
All of those capture the meaning well.
Is 無理に modifying 外出しない or just 外出する?
Semantically, 無理に describes the action 外出する: to go out by forcing yourself.
So the idea is:
- 無理に外出する = to force yourself to go out
- 無理に外出しないほうがいい = it’s better not to force yourself to go out
Even though the whole verb phrase is in the negative, 無理に still belongs with the action of going out.
Can めまい be written in kanji?
Yes, it is often written as 目眩 or 眩暈, but in everyday Japanese it is very commonly written in hiragana as めまい.
Learners will often see hiragana more often because:
- the kanji are not very common
- the hiragana spelling is easy to read
- medical or general guidance often prefers accessible writing
So めまいがする in hiragana is completely normal.
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