Vocab Info

N4 な-adjective, Noun, Interjection

駄目(だめ)no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken, hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless, cannot, must not, not allowed

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    1. な-adjective, Noun

      1. 1.

        no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 3.

        cannot, must not, not allowed

        Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      1. 4.

        neutral point, intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

        Go (Game)
    3. Interjection

      1. 5.

        no!, stop!

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    駄目 【だめ】ダメ

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      (ひと)暴力(ぼうりょく)()るのは駄目(だめ)です。

      You cannot be violent with people.

      • N4

      ドライヤーがとうとう駄目(だめ)になってしまった。

      My hair dryer finally became useless.

      • N4

      こんな計画(けいかく)では駄目(だめ)だろうと(おも)っていたが、意外(いがい)にも上手(うま)くいった。

      I thought such a plan was no good, but surprisingly it went well.

      • N4

      あんな頑固(がんこ)彼女(かのじょ)にお(ねが)いしても、どうせ駄目(だめ)だと(おも)いますよ…。

      Even if you request something from such a stubborn girl, in any case I think it's useless...

      • N3

      あんな(おんな)相手(あいて)にしては駄目(だめ)だ。全然(ぜんぜん)信用(しんよう)できない彼女(かのじょ)なんだ。

      Don't have anything to do with a woman like her. She is completely untrustworthy.

      • N3
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