Grammar a Day - Level 1 - まみれ (mamire)

まみれ (mamire) - covered in

--- Examples ---
その子供たちは全身ほこりまみれだった
The children were covered with dirt from head to foot

彼は全身泥まみれだった。
He was covered with mud from head to foot.

そのナイフは血にまみれていた。
The knife was covered in blood.

彼の額は汗まみれだった。
Sweat bathed his forehead.

--- Comments ---
誇りまみれ (contributor: dc)

それを言うならば、埃まみれ hokori mamire
I'd rather covered with pride than dust, though. (contributor: Miki)

In 4175 「血に」の「に」が必要ですか　 (contributor: inevittable)

This is similar to darake, but mimare is only for liquids or powders like
blood or dust, whereas darake can be for these things and things like
mistakes, and holes (as in a car riddled with bullet holes). (contributor:
inevittable)

inevittable, I'm pretty sure 4175 needs the に because まみれ is in its
verb form and not followed by だ or だった。 (contributor: tmkain)

>>inevittable

tmkain is absolutely correct; if it was まみれ as in all other examples you
could say 血まみれ。「彼の顔が血まみれだった。」「彼の顔が血にまみれた。」
(contributor: マリ)

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