N1Pattern 56

〜まみれ

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Examples & key points

子供が泥まみれで帰ってきました。

Kodomo ga doro mamire de kaette kimashita.

The child came home covered in mud.

まみれ is being coated in a liquid or a powder

汗まみれになって働きました。

Ase mamire ni natte hatarakimashita.

I worked until I was drenched in sweat.

泥, 汗, 血 and ほこり are the four you meet most

だらけ とは付く名詞が違います。

Darake to wa tsuku meishi ga chigaimasu.

It takes different nouns from だらけ.

まみれ takes liquids and powders; だらけ also takes abstractions like mistakes

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