No. 2,327 in Japanese
だらけ
Full of; covered with; riddled with.
In a sentence
部屋がゴミだらけだ。
The room is full of trash.
In this sentence, 'だらけ' is used to describe the room as being entirely covered or filled with trash (ゴミ), signifying an excessive presence.
教科書は間違いだらけです。
The textbook is full of errors.
Here, 'だらけ' is applied to indicate that the textbook contains numerous errors (間違い), implying a negative abundance.
彼の話は矛盾だらけだった。
His story was full of contradictions.
In this example, 'だらけ' is used to describe the story as being full of contradictions (矛盾), portraying a situation densely composed of something undesirable.
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