GRAMMAR
〜だらけ
full of (negative)
Explanation
NOTE
〜だらけ means covered in or full of — it expresses that something is filled with an undesirable quantity of something. It always carries a negative nuance, unlike 〜ずくめ (positive) or 〜まみれ (physically coated).
作文が間違いだらけだった。
The essay was full of mistakes.
〜だらけ is used to indicate that something is covered in or full of a specific, usually negative, item.
NOTE
Common だらけ expressions: 間違いだらけ (full of mistakes), ゴミだらけ (covered in trash), 借金だらけ (full of debt), 泥だらけ (covered in mud).
子どもが泥だらけになって帰ってきた。
The child came home covered in mud.
It is often used with physical substances like mud, dust, or trash to describe a messy state.
STRUCTURE
N辞
だらけ部屋がゴミだらけで掃除しなければならない。
Heya ga gomidarake de souji shinakereba naranai.
The room is covered in trash so I have to clean it.
子どもが泥だらけになって帰ってきた。
Kodomo ga dorodarake ni natte kaette kita.
The child came home covered in mud.
借金だらけの生活を何とかしたい。
Shakkindarake no seikatsu wo nantoka shitai.
I want to somehow fix a life full of debt.
Practice exercises
1
机の上はほこりだらけだ。
The desk is covered in dust.
Answer
だらけ
2
子供の服は泥だらけだ。
The child's clothes are covered in mud.
Answer
だらけ
3
この作文は間違いだらけだ。
This essay is full of mistakes.
Answer
だらけ
4
借金だらけの生活から抜け出すために、必死で働いた。
I worked desperately to escape a life full of debt.
Answer
だらけ
5
現代社会は情報だらけで、何が正確かを判断するのが難しくなっている。
Modern society is full of information, making it increasingly difficult to judge what is accurate.
Answer
だらけ
6
部屋がゴミだらけだ。
The room is covered in trash.
Answer
だらけ
7
作文が間違いだらけだったので、書き直した。
Since the essay was full of mistakes, I rewrote it.
Answer
だらけ
8
彼の報告書はミスだらけで、上司に怒られた。
His report was full of errors and he was scolded by his boss.
Answer
だらけ