とぼける

惚ける

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expression

N5Common wordIchidan verb
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to play dumbto feign ignoranceto play innocentto have a blank facial expression
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to play the fool
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be in one's dotage

Conjugations

Present辞書形
惚ける(とぼける)
Negativeない形
惚けない(とぼけない)
Pastた形
惚けた(とぼけた)
Past Negativeなかった形
惚けなかった(とぼけなかった)
Te-formて形
惚けて(とぼけて)

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