Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of だらだら in Japanese

だらだら
Romaji
daradara
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi), adverb taking the `to' particle, noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing
    Example sentence
    手を付けずダラダラしているくせに、「うへー、今度こそ間に合わないかも!?」とビクビクしている Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    gently (sloping)
    Example sentence
    三時までだらだら続いた The talk dragged on till three o'clock.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    sluggishly; endlessly; lengthily
    Example sentence
    新しい訓練生だらだらしていた仕事本気とりくまないくびするいわれた Because the new trainee did things sluggishly, he was told that he'd be fired if he didn't start taking his job seriously.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    leisurely; idly; slowly; slovenly
    Example sentence
    がダラダラです I'm dripping with sweat.

Examples of , だらだら in a sentence