JLPT N1 grammar

〜まくるmeaning and usage

Meaning

To do A a lot/incessantly

How to form it

  • verb (masu-stem)まくる

How it is used

Spoken, after a masu-stem: 'do A like mad, over and over', as in 「食べまくる」. Usually written in kana; conjugates as a godan verb. Unlike 「てばかりいる」, it stresses sheer energy and quantity and need not criticise.

Examples

  1. うちの犬は食べられる物はなんでも食べ捲る。

    Our dog incessantly eats everything that can be eaten.

  2. 旅行中、きれいな景色を撮りまくって、写真が千枚を超えた。

    On the trip I took photo after photo of the beautiful scenery and ended up with over a thousand.

  3. カラオケで三時間歌いまくって、声がかれてしまった。

    I sang nonstop for three hours at karaoke and lost my voice.