Can anyone explain 涼しげで?


In reference to Japanese sweets (わらび餅), I found this sentence:

> 見た目も透明感があり、涼しげで夏にピッタリです。
>
> Its clear and cool appearance makes it perfect for summer.

Is 涼しげで two words? 涼しい ＋ で？

Could I also write the sentence this way, or would it make it grammatically
incorrect or change the meaning?

> 見た目も透明感があり、涼しくて夏にピッタリです。




げ can be attached to the stem of a selected set of subjective i-adjectives or
nouns to turn them into a na-adjective meaning "seemingly ...". With
adjectives that you cannot use this, you can use そう instead. With nouns, you
cannot replace it with そう.

> 涼しそう 涼しげ 自慢 自慢げ

Your rewrite will change the meaning.

This belongs to derivational morphology, and is not usually considered part of
syntax.




げ can be attached to the stem of a selected set of subjective i-adjectives or
nouns to turn them into a na-adjective meaning "seemingly ...". With
adjectives that you cannot use this, you can use そう instead. With nouns, you
cannot replace it with そう.

> 涼しそう 涼しげ 自慢 自慢げ

Your rewrite will change the meaning.

This belongs to derivational morphology, and is not usually considered part of
syntax.

