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散らかす

ちらかす

to scatter things about, to make a mess, to leave untidy

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Examples

  1. 部屋を散らかすな。

    へやをちらかすな。

    Don't make a mess of the room.

  2. お前の物をその辺りに散らかすなよ。

    おまえのものをそのあたりにちらかすなよ。

    Don't leave your things scattered around there.

  3. 子どもがおもちゃを散らかすので、片づけが大変です。

    こどもがおもちゃをちらかすので、かたづけがたいへんです。

    My kids scatter their toys everywhere, so tidying up is hard work.

  4. 散らかすのは一分、片づけるのは一時間だ。

    ちらかすのはいっぷん、かたづけるのはいちじかんだ。

    Making a mess takes a minute; cleaning it up takes an hour.

Common patterns

部屋を散らかす
to mess up a room
散らかっている
to be in a mess (intransitive form)
散らかすな
don't make a mess

Memory tip

Transitive; its intransitive pair 散らかる gives the very common 散らかっている 'it's a mess'. Against 散らす (scatter deliberately, e.g. sprinkle sesame), 散らかす always carries blame for the untidiness left behind.

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