Compare まみれ mamire and だらけ darake
Hello everyone! Suppose there is a situation like this: You accidentally soiled your new clothes, which expression will you choose to express that idea,（汚れ）まみれ or だらけ? To help you understand the usage of まみれ and だらけ better, in this post, Learn Japanese Daily will introduce to you the lesson: Compare まみれ mamire and だらけ darake.
Similarities
Both grammar structures mean “covered in N”.
Both structures are used with nouns.
Differences
まみれ mamire
まみれ means “covered in…”. Often used with negative expressions.
まみれ is often used with abstract objects.
Example:
この仕事は体が汗まみれほど苦労だ。
Kono shigoto ha karada ga ase mamire hodo kurou da.
This job is so hard that my body is sweaty (My body is covered in sweat).
あの人は魚だけ炒めたのに油まみれだ。
Ano hito ha sakana dake itameta noni abura mamire da.
Just frying fish, but that person is covered in oil.
倉庫に長い間に置かれて、このアルバムはほこりまみれだ。
Souko ni nagai aida ni okarete, kono arubamu ha hokori mamire da.
Being put in the warehouse for a long time, this album is dusty.
だらけ darake
だらけ means “full of N”. Often used with negative expressions.
だらけ expresses the meaning “N is not bad, but because there are too many N, it is not good”.
In addition, although it is not used to indicate hatred, there are also cases where it is used to make fun of someone/something.
Example:
息子はだれかに殴打したばかりなはずなのか、体が傷だらけです。
Musuko ha dareka ni ouda shita bakari na hazu nano ka, karada ga kizu darake desu.
My son must have just fought with someone, his body is full of wounds. (There are too many wounds on my son’s body)
このシャツはしわだらけだ。
Kono shatsu ha shiwa darake da.
This shirt is full of wrinkles.
この教室はゴミだらけなのに誰も片づけない。
Kono kyoushitsu ha gomi darake na noni dare mo katadukenai.
This room is full of garbage but nobody cleans.
Exercise for consolidating knowledge :
Choose the correct answer :
キッチンで血（まみれ・だらけ）のナイフが見つけた。
そのレポートは文法のミス（まみれ・だらけ）です。
汚れ（まみれ・だらけ）のこの服は洗っても明るくならないでしょ。
あの人は悪い癖（まみれ・だらけ）で信じられない人だ。
サッカーをして靴は泥（まみれ・だらけ）になった。
こんなところは暗くなると危険（まみれ・だらけ）だ。
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