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tobokeru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[とぼ()··]
tobokeru
[とぼ()··]
tobokeru

English Meaning(s) for とぼける

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expression
  2. to play the fool
  3. to be in one's dotage

Definition and Synonyms for とぼける

Cloak hide under a false appearance
Synonyms: マスク, とぼける

Categories とぼける is a member of

Mask make unrecognizable
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Stroke Order Diagrams for とぼける

Conjugations for とぼける

masu stem
toboke
Negative stem
toboke
te-form
tobokete
Negative te-form
tobokenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
tobokenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokenai
Past Indicative Form
toboketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokenakatta
Presumptive Form
tobokeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokemasen
Past Indicative Form
tobokemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
tobokemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
toboketai
Present Indicative Negative Form
toboketakunai
Past Indicative Form
toboketakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
toboketakunakatta
Adjective stem
toboketa
te-form
toboketakute
Negative te-form
toboketakunakute
Adverbial Form
toboketaku
Provisional Form
toboketakereba
Provisional Negative Form
toboketakunakereba
Conditional Form
toboketakattara
Conditional Negative Form
toboketakunakattara
Objective Form
toboketasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
tobokenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
toboketara
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
toboketari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokerarenai
Past Indicative Form
tobokerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokerarenakatta
masu-stem
tobokerare
te-form
tobokerarete
Negative te-form
tobokerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
tobokeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokerenai
Past Indicative Form
tobokereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokerenakatta
te-form
tobokerete
Negative te-form
tobokerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokeremasen
Past Indicative Form
tobokeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokerarenai
Past Indicative Form
tobokerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokerarenakatta
masu stem
tobokerare
te-form
tobokerarete
Negative te-form
tobokerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
tobokeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokesasenai
Past Indicative Form
tobokesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokesasenakatta
masu stem
tobokesase
te-form
tobokesasete
Negative te-form
tobokesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
tobokesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
tobokesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokesaserarenakatta
masu stem
tobokesaserare
te-form
tobokesaserarete
Negative te-form
tobokesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tobokesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
tobokesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tobokesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
toboken
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tobokezaru

Sample Sentences for とぼける

Don't play dumb. Answer my question properly!
Don't play dumb. You know very well what we're talking about.

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