Surroundings filled with rich girls with 〜だらけ
Grammar Explanation: Covered in with 〜だらけ
Chiya says it must be boring attending an elite school simply because they’re covering one’s tuition.
- 千夜:
- 「私だったら周りがお嬢様だらけで気を遣って疲れちゃう」
- “If it were me, I'd get tired of surroundings filled with rich girls and having to act proper.”
- Literal: “If it were me, with my surroundings covered in rich girls, I would get tired from being considerate.”
- “If it were me, I'd get tired of surroundings filled with rich girls and having to act proper.”
Key Points
1お嬢様だらけ means filled with rich girls
- だらけ attaches to the noun before it and says the surroundings are covered or full of that thing.
2気を遣う means to be considerate or careful around others
- Here it means constantly minding manners and acting properly around those classmates.
3疲れちゃう adds an unwanted-result nuance
- ちゃう is the casual contraction of てしまう.
- In this line, Chiya would “end up getting tired”, with the nuance that this is an undesirable result.
Vocabulary
お嬢様 (Young lady)
お嬢様 is a term of respect primarily used for the daughters of wealthy families. By extension, it can also refer to women who are sheltered and have little experience of the outside world.
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