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寝ねぼける

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, intransitive)

1. to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

まだ寝ねぼけてるのかなぁ。I wonder if you're still half asleep.

Alt. forms

寝ねぼける

寝ね惚ぼける

寝ねとぼける

Kanji used

lie down

Pitch accent

ね

ぼけ

る

Conjugations...Used in: 1921

Composed of

sleep

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

Examples (4 in total)

寝ねぼけてたんですよ。

I was still half asleep.

まだ寝ねぼけてるの？

Are you still half asleep?

まだ寝ねぼけてるのかなぁ。

I wonder if you're still half asleep.