This means something is totally full of or covered in bad things. Imagine a room messy with toys everywhere.
Noun + だらけPrimary
This means something is totally full of or covered in bad things. Imagine a room messy with toys everywhere.
古い倉庫の中は、クモの巣だらけだった。
The inside of the old warehouse was full of spiderwebs.
子供たちは公園で泥だらけになって遊んだ。
The children played in the park and got covered in mud.
彼の提出したレポートは、誤字脱字だらけで読みにくかった。
The report he submitted was riddled with typos and was hard to read.
この答案は間違いだらけだから、0点です。
This test paper is full of mistakes, so it's a zero.
世の中、理不尽なことだらけというわけではない。
It's not as if the world is full of nothing but unreasonable things.
This word shows something is completely full of bad things. It is like a messy room. It means there are too many problems. It feels unpleasant.
だらけ is for many small, bad things. For example, a scratchy surface. まみれ is for being covered in a messy liquid. For example, blood. ずくめ means 'only' or 'entirely'. For example, all black clothes. いっぱい means 'full of' and can be good. だらけ is always bad.
Don't use this when something is good. For example, don't say "幸せだらけ" (full of happiness). This word is for bad things. It means something is covered in bad things. Or it is full of bad things. Like scratches, dust, or mistakes.
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