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〜げ

N2
ge

seeming; looking (as if); with an air of

Formation

i-Adj stem + げ / na-Adj + げ / Verb-stem + たげ

Chinese meanings

显得;一副……样子

Chinese formation

い形容词词干+げ;な形容词词干+げ;动词ます形去ます+たげ

Chinese usage

表示从表情或举止中看出某种感情。

Chinese notes

像な形容词一样使用,如げな、げに。

Examples

  • 彼かの女じょは窓まどの外そとを寂さびしげに見みつめていた。
    She was gazing out the window with a lonely look.
    她寂寞地望着窗外。
  • 少しょう年ねんは得とく意いげな顔かおで、描えがいた絵えを見みせてくれた。
    The boy proudly showed me the picture he had drawn.
    男孩一脸得意地给我看他画的画。
  • 何なにか言いいたげな様よう子すだったが、彼かれは黙だまって帰かえっていった。
    He looked as if he wanted to say something, but he left without a word.
    他看起来似乎想说什么,却默默回去了。

Notes

Describes a feeling visible in someone's face or manner; conjugates like a na-adjective (〜げな, 〜げに). Rather literary.

#appearance#emotion#written

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ge');
{
  "id": "ge",
  "pattern": "〜げ",
  "romaji": "ge",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "seeming; looking (as if); with an air of",
  "formation": "i-Adj stem + げ / na-Adj + げ / Verb-stem + たげ",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼女は窓の外を寂しげに見つめていた。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{窓|まど}の{外|そと}を{寂|さび}しげに{見|み}つめていた。",
      "en": "She was gazing out the window with a lonely look."
    },
    {
      "ja": "少年は得意げな顔で、描いた絵を見せてくれた。",
      "furigana": "{少年|しょうねん}は{得意|とくい}げな{顔|かお}で、{描|えが}いた{絵|え}を{見|み}せてくれた。",
      "en": "The boy proudly showed me the picture he had drawn."
    },
    {
      "ja": "何か言いたげな様子だったが、彼は黙って帰っていった。",
      "furigana": "{何|なに}か{言|い}いたげな{様子|ようす}だったが、{彼|かれ}は{黙|だま}って{帰|かえ}っていった。",
      "en": "He looked as if he wanted to say something, but he left without a word."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "appearance",
    "emotion",
    "written"
  ],
  "notes": "Describes a feeling visible in someone's face or manner; conjugates like a na-adjective (〜げな, 〜げに). Rather literary.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "cc114c9137ea3546c75a1487703fc243386f04664beaadca9e70c0ef1f7af512",
    "meanings": [
      "显得",
      "一副……样子"
    ],
    "formation": "い形容词词干+げ;な形容词词干+げ;动词ます形去ます+たげ",
    "explanation": "表示从表情或举止中看出某种感情。",
    "notes": "像な形容词一样使用,如げな、げに。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼女は窓の外を寂しげに見つめていた。",
        "zh": "她寂寞地望着窗外。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "少年は得意げな顔で、描いた絵を見せてくれた。",
        "zh": "男孩一脸得意地给我看他画的画。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "何か言いたげな様子だったが、彼は黙って帰っていった。",
        "zh": "他看起来似乎想说什么,却默默回去了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#ge",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "505fb11054f79a1f29dc1920b330f12ab57b1ba17aecbc42554154df50a186d6"
  }
}