What does ぼんやり mean?
ぼんやり is a Japanese adverb meaning “vaguely” or “absent-mindedly” in English. It can also be translated as “idly” depending on context. It is written as ぼんやり in hiragana, and bon'yari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
彼はぼんやり窓の外を見ていた。
He was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window.
昔のことはぼんやりとしか覚えていない。
I only vaguely remember the old days.
Conjugation of ぼんやり
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | ぼんやりする | ぼんやりしない |
| Plain past | ぼんやりした | ぼんやりしなかった |
| Polite | ぼんやりします | ぼんやりしません |
| Polite past | ぼんやりしました | ぼんやりしませんでした |
Other forms
Te-formぼんやりして
Potentialぼんやりできる
Passiveぼんやりされる
Volitionalぼんやりしよう
Causativeぼんやりさせる
Conditionalぼんやりすれば