N2 — outside your level filter
げ
げgeN2neutral
Same meaning6
looks/seems like; tends to
- ぶるput on airs of; act like — a quality that isn't really thereattaches at
- だらけcovered in; full of (negatively)attaches at
- ふりをするpretend to; act as ifattaches at
- がちprone to; tends to (usually a negative pattern)attaches at
- 気味a bit; slight degree of a (usually unwelcome) tendencyattaches at
- っぽい-ish; has a whiff ofattaches at
All examples3
with a look of; seeming — how someone visibly appears
弟、なんか眠たげな顔してるね。
otouto, nanka nemutage na kao shiteru ne.
My little brother's got kind of a sleepy look on his face, huh. casual
彼女は寂しげな表情を浮かべていた。
kanojo wa sabishige na hyoujou o ukabete ita.
She wore a lonely-looking expression. neutral
お客様は少し不満げなご様子でした。
okyakusama wa sukoshi fumange na go yousu deshita.
The customer appeared to be a little dissatisfied. formal
How it's formed2
All forms7
- dictionary formげだgeda
楽しげだ
- negativeげではないgedehanai
楽しげではない
- pastげだったgedatta
楽しげだった
- politeげですgedesu
楽しげです
- before-a-noun formげなgena
楽しげな
- before-a-verb formげにgeni
楽しげに
- て-formげでgede
楽しげで
Notes
Closed to a core set of emotion/sensation words (寂しい, 悲しい, 眠たい,
不安, 心配, 忙しい…); a size/price word does not join it (×高げ). げ
itself conjugates as a な-adjective.
不安, 心配, 忙しい…); a size/price word does not join it (×高げ). げ
itself conjugates as a な-adjective.