full of; covered in

だらけ attaches to a noun to mean covered with or full of something, almost always unpleasant (mud, mistakes, blood). It carries a negative, exaggerated nuance of excess. It describes a surface or situation overrun by that thing.

Examples

• 子供こどもは泥どろだらけになって遊あそんでいる。

  Kodomo wa doro darake ni natte asonde iru.

  The kids are playing, covered in mud.

• この作文さくぶんは間違まちがいだらけだ。

  Kono sakubun wa machigai darake da.

  This essay is full of mistakes.

Vocabulary in these examples

• 子供 child
• 泥 mud
• なる to become
• 遊ぶ to play; to have fun
• いる to exist (animate); to be
• この this (+ noun)

Related patterns · Aspect and degree

• 〜つつある be in the process of
• 〜一方だ keep getting more and more
• 〜きる do completely; finish entirely
• 〜ぬく do all the way through (despite hardship)
• 〜気味 a touch of; -ish; tending toward
• 〜っぽい -ish; tends to; looks like