惚ける
- Part of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Frequency
- Popular
Reading
- ボケるIchidan verbintransitive verb
- ぼけるIchidan verbintransitive verb
Other forms
Meanings
- 1
to grow senile; to be childish with age
Ichidan verbintransitive verbword usually written using kanji alone - 2
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled
Ichidan verbintransitive verbword usually written using kanji alone - 3
to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
Ichidan verbintransitive verbword usually written using kanji alone
Conjugation
惚ける · Ichidan verb
| Form | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 惚けるぼける | 惚けますぼけます |
| Negative | 惚けないぼけない | 惚けませんぼけません |
| Past | 惚けたぼけた | 惚けましたぼけました |
| Past negative | 惚けなかったぼけなかった | 惚けませんでしたぼけませんでした |
| Te-form | 惚けてぼけて | 惚けましてぼけまして |
| Want to (-tai) | 惚けたいぼけたい | 惚けたいですぼけたいです |
Example sentences
3 sentences
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My grandfather has been getting a little senile lately and keeps telling the same stories over and over.
、。
I was so sleep-deprived this morning that I was foggy-headed and even got simple calculations wrong.
、。
My brother deliberately played dumb and made everyone laugh.
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