1.
to be absorbed in reading; to be engrossed in a book
To become so focused on reading that one loses track of time or forgets about one's surroundings.
小説に読みふけった。
I was absorbed in a novel.
図書館で漫画に読みふけっていた。
I was engrossed in manga at the library.
夜おそくまで推理小説に読みふけって、気がつけば朝になっていた。
I got so engrossed in a mystery novel late at night that before I knew it, it was morning.
読みふける is an intransitive ichidan verb. Compound of 読み (reading) + ふける (to be absorbed in). The auxiliary ふける attaches to other verb stems as well (e.g., 考えにふける, 物思いにふける).
ASPECT (ている):
読みふけっている describes the ongoing state of being absorbed in reading.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- 本に読みふける (to be engrossed in a book)
- 小説に読みふける (to be absorbed in a novel)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 小説に読みふける (to be lost in a novel)
- 本に読みふける (to be absorbed in a book)
- 一日中読みふける (to read all day long)