Tendency and state
～だらけ
full of ~; covered with ~
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How to form it
- Noun + だらけ
Register: Neutral; usually negative
Explanation
Says that something is full of or covered with something, usually something unwelcome.
It is mostly used for things the speaker finds undesirable, such as dirt, mistakes or scratches. For neutral or good things other expressions are often more natural, but だらけ can be used depending on context.
Examples
部屋がごみだらけだ。
へやがごみだらけだ。
The room is full of rubbish.
子供の顔が泥だらけになった。
こどものかおがどろだらけになった。
The child's face became covered in mud.
間違いだらけの作文を直した。
まちがいだらけのさくぶんをなおした。
I corrected a composition full of mistakes.
彼のかばんは、傷だらけだった。
かれのかばんは、きずだらけだった。
His bag was covered in scratches.
Compare with
- ～っぽい: っぽい shows resemblance or tendency; だらけ shows that something is covered or full.
Common mistakes
- Assuming だらけ is always negative. It usually is, but it can describe positive or neutral things, such as 花だらけ, depending on context.