〜だらけ darake

〜だらけ（darake）means “full of; covered with (negative)”. 〜だらけ attaches to a noun to say something is covered with or full of that thing, almost always with a negative, unpleasant nuance: mud, dust, mistakes, blood. Formation: N + だらけ

full of; covered with (negative)

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Formation

N + だらけ

Explanation

〜だらけ attaches to a noun to say something is covered with or full of that thing, almost always with a negative, unpleasant nuance: mud, dust, mistakes, blood. It stresses an excessive, messy abundance the speaker dislikes.

Examples

あめのひにあそんで、ふくがどろだらけになった。
あめのひにあそんで、ふくがどろだらけになった。
I played in the rain and my clothes got covered in mud.
このさくぶんはまちがいだらけで、なおすのがたいへんだ。
このさくぶんはまちがいだらけで、なおすのがたいへんだ。
This essay is full of mistakes; fixing it is a real chore.

Note

Compare 〜まみれ (physically smeared, e.g. blood/sweat/dust) and 〜ばかり (only). 〜だらけ also covers abstract things like mistakes.

FAQ

〜だらけ — what does it mean and how is it used?

full of; covered with (negative). 〜だらけ attaches to a noun to say something is covered with or full of that thing, almost always with a negative, unpleasant nuance: mud, dust, mistakes, blood. It stresses an excessive, messy abundance the speaker dislikes.

〜だらけ — how do you form it?

N + だらけ

〜だらけ — any usage notes?

Compare 〜まみれ (physically smeared, e.g. blood/sweat/dust) and 〜ばかり (only). 〜だらけ also covers abstract things like mistakes.

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