- 1. [v1, vi] to grow senile; to be childish with age (uk)
- 2. [v1, vi] to be mentally slow; to be befuddled (uk)
- 3. [v1, vi] to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine) (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | ぼける | (bokeru) |
| Polite | ぼけます | (bokemasu) |
| Past, plain | ぼけた | (boketa) |
| Past, polite | ぼけました | (bokemashita) |
| Negative, plain | ぼけない | (bokenai) |
| Negative, polite | ぼけません | (bokemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ぼけなかった | (bokenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ぼけませんでした | (bokemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ぼけて | (bokete) |
| Potential | ぼけられる | (bokerareru) |
| Volitional | ぼけよう | (bokeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ぼければ | (bokereba) |
| Passive | ぼけられる | (bokerareru) |
| Causative | ぼけさせる | (bokesaseru) |
| Imperative | ぼけろ | (bokero) |
Kanji in this word
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be amazed, disgusted, shockedOn: ホウ (hou)Kun: ほけ.る (hoke.ru)、 ぼ.ける (bo.keru)、 あき.れる (aki.reru)、 おろか (oroka)
Example Sentences
最近、物忘れが激しくて。少しボケてきたのかな？
Could I be going soft in the head? I forget things so easily these days.