Illustration: At a home kitchen counter, a parent holds an almost empty biscuit tin toward a child. The child tilts their head, raises one shoulder, and presents a carefully innocent open palm as though unable to explain the missing biscuits.

とぼける

tobokeru

to play dumb

Example sentences

とぼけないで。あなたのことよ。
Don’t play dumb! You know it’s you.
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とぼけてないで、私わたしの質問しつもんにちゃんと答こたえて！
Don’t play dumb. Answer my question properly!
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とぼけないでくれよ、何なにの話はなしかよくわかっているだろ。
Don’t play dumb. You know very well what we’re talking about.
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