godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
indulge in; give oneself up to; be obsessed by
Intransitive verb describing deep, often excessive immersion in an activity or state. Commonly used with に to mark the object of indulgence.
彼は酒に耽っている。
He is indulging in alcohol.
休日は読
On holidays I often lose myself in reading.
godan verb (-ru), auxiliary verb
be engrossed in; be lost in; be absorbed in
Auxiliary verb use, attaching to the continuative form of another verb to express being deeply absorbed in that action. Often seen in compounds like 読み耽る.
See also: 読み耽る
彼女は小説を読み耽っている。
She is absorbed in reading a novel.
一日中ゲームに遊び耽ってしまった。
I ended up spending the whole day lost in playing games.