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真(ま)っ暗(くら)

まっくらmakkura

Very commonAdjective

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. na-adjectivenoun

    pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark

    外(そと)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だった。

    • It was pitch black outside.

    Words:外(そと)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だ

    Verified

    空(そら)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だった。

    • The sky was completely dark.

    Words:空(そら)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だ

  2. very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

    仕(し)事(ごと)を失(うしな)って、お先(さき)真(ま)っ暗(くら)だ。

    • I've lost my job, and my future looks bleak.

    Words:仕(し)事(ごと)失(うしな)う真(ま)っ暗(くら)

    Verified

Example sentences 32

外(そと)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だった。

  • It was pitch black outside.

Words:外(そと)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だ

Verified

空(そら)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だった。

  • The sky was completely dark.

Words:空(そら)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だ

部屋(へや)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だった。

  • The room was in complete darkness.

Words:部屋(へや)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だ

その家(いえ)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だった。

  • The house was as dark as dark.

Words:その家(いえ)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だ

部屋(へや)は真(ま)っ暗(くら)だったので全(まった)く何(なに)も見(み)えなかった。

  • The room was so dark that we could see nothing at all.
  • The room was pitch black, so I couldn't see a thing.
Other translations (3)
  • The room was completely dark, so we couldn't see anything.

彼(かの)女(じょ)が押(お)し入(い)れの中(なか)を覗(のぞ)き込(こ)んだ時(とき)、彼(かれ)がドアを閉(し)め、彼(かの)女(じょ)を真(ま)っ暗(くら)な押(お)し入(い)れに閉(と)じ込(こ)めてしまったのでした。

  • When she looked, he shut the door and locked her into the totally dark closet.

仕(し)事(ごと)を失(うしな)って、お先(さき)真(ま)っ暗(くら)だ。

  • I've lost my job, and my future looks bleak.

Words:仕(し)事(ごと)失(うしな)う真(ま)っ暗(くら)

Editorial example

電(でん)気(き)が消(き)えると、部屋(へや)が真(ま)っ暗(くら)になる。

  • When the lights go out, the room becomes pitch black.

Words:電(でん)気(き)消(き)える部屋(へや)真(ま)っ暗(くら)

Editorial example

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