Japanese

らかる

ちらかる
Meaning: to be cluttered; to be in disorder; to be scattered
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 散らかる 散らからない
Polite 散らかります 散らかりません
Past 散らかった 散らからなかった
Polite + Past 散らかりました 散らかりませんでした
Te-form 散らかって 散らからなくて
Potential 散らかれる 散らかれない
Passive 散らかられる 散らかられない
Causative 散らからせる 散らからせない
Causative + Passive 散らからされる 散らからされない
Imperative 散らかれ 散らかるな

Handwriting

散
ら
か
る

Example sentences

After the children played, the room was terribly cluttered.
部屋がめちゃくちゃに散らかっている。
The room is messily cluttered.
部屋におもちゃが散らかっている
Toys are scattered around the room.
散らかった部屋を元通りに片付けた。
I tidied up the messy room back to the way it was.
彼の部屋はめちゃめちゃに散らかっている
His room is incredibly messy.
彼は散らかった部屋で探し物をしている。
He is looking for something in the messy room.
部屋が散らかっていて、足の踏み場もない。
The room is so messy that there's no place to put your feet.

Usage Notes

Used when objects are left lying around in a messy or unorganized state.

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