〜まくる
JLPT N1:do intensely / over and over
A colloquial suffix meaning to do an action repeatedly, extensively or with abandon.
How to form it
- Add まくる to the ます-stem: 買います becomes 買いまくる.
- まくる conjugates as an ordinary godan る-verb: まくった, まくっている.
- It suits actions that can be repeated or continued intensely.
Examples
昨日は休みだったのでゲームをしまくった。
Yesterday was a day off, so I played games like crazy.
セールで欲しかった服を買いまくった。
I bought loads of clothes I had wanted at the sale.
Notes
- This is casual and expressive; avoid it in restrained formal writing.
Common mistakes
- Attaching it to the dictionary form instead of the verb stem.
- Using it with an action that cannot naturally be repeated or sustained.