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3週5日目 ほこりだらけ
Development・time・result
3週5日目

〜だらけ

接続:N+だらけ
full of bad, unwanted things
注意 / Note:だらけ often carries bad reviews; まみれ is an object that covers a surface; ずくめ is all one color or one whole type of thing.
比較 / Compare:Same song: 〜まみれ/〜ずくめ. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:名詞+だらけ。is ONLY used for bad things, and doesn't necessarily stick to surfaces — 間違いだらけ is fine, ×水だらけ is unnatural.
部屋はほこりだらけだ。
The room is full of dust.
答案は間違いだらけだった。
The assignment is full of errors.
久しぶりに開けた物置は、ごみだらけだった。
The warehouse had not been opened for a long time and was full of trash.

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