| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 寝惚ける 寝ぼける |
From 寝 (ne, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 寝る (neru, “to sleep”).”) + 惚ける (bokeru, “to be befuddled”).
ねぼける • (nebokeru) ←ねぼける (nebokeru)?ichidan (stem ねぼけ (neboke), past ねぼけた (neboketa))
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ねぼけ | neboke | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ねぼけ | neboke | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | ねぼける | nebokeru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | ねぼける | nebokeru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ねぼけれ | nebokere | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | ねぼけよ¹ ねぼけろ² |
nebokeyo¹ nebokero² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | ねぼけられる | nebokerareru | ||
| Causative | ねぼけさせる ねぼけさす |
nebokesaseru nebokesasu | ||
| Potential | ねぼけられる ねぼけれる³ |
nebokerareru nebokereru³ | ||
| Volitional | ねぼけよう | nebokeyō | ||
| Negative | ねぼけない ねぼけぬ ねぼけん |
nebokenai nebokenu neboken | ||
| Negative continuative | ねぼけず | nebokezu | ||
| Formal | ねぼけます | nebokemasu | ||
| Perfective | ねぼけた | neboketa | ||
| Conjunctive | ねぼけて | nebokete | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | ねぼければ | nebokereba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||