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Grammar detail: 〜げ
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い adjective stem
+ げ
means seems like ~
Similar to other forms such as 〜そう, 〜らしい, and 〜ぽい, the げ form of an adjective expresses the idea that something seems to be the case. The げ form is commonly used when expressing feelings (it originally came from 気).
The げ form turns the い adjective into a な adjective; alternatively it can be followed by に and used as an adverb.
In this example げな describes the expression on the girl's face - the adjective
さび
しい (lonely) has been modified to function as a な adjective: さび
しげなかお
(lonely-looking).In this example げに modifies
かな
しい (sad), so that it functions as an adverb (sadly-seeming).In this example the げ is added to the たい form of the verb to express the idea of 'seeming to want'.
Kanji used in this grammar
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