Meaning & usage
だらけ attaches directly to a noun and means that something is full of or covered with that thing, usually with a negative nuance such as mistakes, debts, or bruises. It works like a suffix, so the whole phrase behaves as a noun phrase describing the state of being riddled with something.
Example sentences 8
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彼女は欠点だらけだけど、好きにならずにはいられない。
I cannot help loving her in spite of her many faults.
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彼は金持ちではない。それどころか、彼は借金だらけだ。
He is not rich. On the contrary, he is deep in debt.
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その作文は急いで書いたのできっと間違いだらけでしょう。
I wrote the composition in haste, so it must be full of mistakes.
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ラグビーの試合後、私の体は全身あざだらけだった。
My whole body was one big bruise after the rugby game.
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急いで報告書を書いて間違いだらけにならないようにしなさい。
Don't dash off a sloppily written report filled with mistakes.
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いつもあかだらけで、食事も満足に与えられていない様子でした。
He was always filthy and looked like he wasn't given enough food.
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ラグビーの試合の後、全身打ち身だらけだった。
My whole body was one big bruise after the rugby game.
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トムの作るレジュメはいつもミスプリだらけだ。
Tom's summaries are always full of misprints.