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GRAMMAR
〜捲る
like crazy
keep doing
Explanation
NOTE

〜捲る (まくる) means to do something like crazy — to keep doing an action again and again, with great intensity.

昨日きのう一日中いちにちじゅうまくった
Yesterday I ate like crazy all day long.
NOTE

It stresses that the action is repeated or continued to an extreme degree — to keep doing it without stopping.

かれ試合しあいはしまくった
He ran nonstop during the match.
It is **casual** and often used in everyday spoken Japanese.
NOTE

Attach 捲る to the verb stem — the 〜ます form with ます removed, such as 食べ or 走り.

STRUCTURE
Vます
捲る
試験前しけんまえ勉強べんきょうまくった
Shikenmae ni benkyou shimakutta.
I studied like crazy before the exam.
彼女かのじょ旅行先りょこうさき写真しゃしんまくった
Kanojo wa ryokousaki de shashin o torimakutta.
She took tons of photos at her travel destination.
子供こどもたちは公園こうえんあそまくった
Kodomotachi wa kouen de asobimakutta.
The children played nonstop at the park.
今日きょういそがしくて、あさから電話でんわけ捲まくています。
Kyō wa isogashikute, asa kara denwa o kakemakutte imasu.
I've been so busy today that I've been making phone calls like crazy since this morning.
昨日きのう試験しけんまえで、夜通よどお参考書さんこうしょみ捲まくました。
Kinō wa shiken no mae de, yodōshi sankōsho o yomimakurimashita.
Since it was before the exam yesterday, I kept reading through my reference books like crazy all night long.
かれおこって、い捲まく部屋へやきました。
Kare wa okotte, iimakutte heya o dete ikimashita.
He was angry and kept talking back like crazy before leaving the room.

Practice exercises

1
きなものを放題ほうだいで、みんなでまくった
It was all-you-can-eat, so everyone ate like crazy.
Answer
まくった
2
才能さいのうもさることながら、かれ練習れんしゅうまくった
His talent aside, he also practiced like crazy.
Answer
練習れんしゅうまくった
3
くしたかぎ一晩中ひとばんじゅうさがまくった
I searched like crazy for the lost key all night long.
Answer
さがまくった
4
選択せんたくむずかしさに、かれなやまくった
Faced with the difficulty of the choice, he worried like crazy.
Answer
なやまくった
5
状況じょうきょうのいかんによらず、かれはたらまくった
Regardless of the situation, he kept working like crazy.
Answer
はたらまくった
6
週末しゅうまついえまくった
On the weekend I slept like crazy at home.
Answer
まくった
7
かれはカラオケでうたまくった
He sang like crazy at karaoke.
Answer
まくった
8
夏休なつやすみにほんみまくった
During summer vacation I read books like crazy.
Answer
みまくった