とぼける

tobokeru

to play dumb, to feign ignorance

Alsoto be in one's dotage

What does とぼける mean?

とぼける is a Japanese verb meaning “to play dumb” or “to feign ignorance” in English. It can also be translated as “to be in one's dotage” depending on context. It is written as とぼける in hiragana, and tobokeru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Conjugation of とぼける

AffirmativeNegative
Plainとぼけるとぼけない
Plain pastとぼけたとぼけなかった
Politeとぼけますとぼけません
Polite pastとぼけましたとぼけませんでした

Other forms

Te-formとぼけて
Potentialとぼけられる
Passiveとぼけられる
Volitionalとぼけよう
Causativeとぼけさせる
Conditionalとぼければ

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