Where does げ come from?

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Where does ～げ come from? For example in

地震の影響で工場を閉じることになったと説明する社長は悔しげだった。

it is supposed to mean that we get a slight impression that the manager was "regretful" while explaining why the factory had to stop.

edited Jul 02 '15 at 15:23

asked Jul 02 '15 at 13:20

Kaizokugari

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Related: http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/4768/using-to-turn-adjectives-and-nouns-into-adverbs/4772#4772 – Jul 02 '15 at 13:31
Possible duplicate of [What is ~げに suffix actually?](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/1791/what-is-%e3%81%92%e3%81%ab-suffix-actually) or [Using げ to turn adjectives and nouns into adverbs](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/4768/using-%e3%81%92-to-turn-adjectives-and-nouns-into-adverbs?lq=1). – istrasci Jul 02 '15 at 15:10

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