Vocab Info
N4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Interjection
駄目no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken, hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless, cannot, must not, not allowed
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An adjective indicating that something is not acceptable or cannot be done.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1.
no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken
Usually written using kana aloneNa-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2.
hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless
Usually written using kana aloneNa-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3.
cannot, must not, not allowed
Usually written using kana aloneNoun
4.
neutral point, intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
Go (Game)Interjection
5.
no!, stop!
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
駄目 【だめ】、ダメ
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め
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人に暴力を振るのは駄目です。
You cannot be violent with people.
ドライヤーがとうとう駄目になってしまった。
My hair dryer finally became useless.
こんな計画では駄目だろうと思っていたが、意外にも上手くいった。
I thought such a plan was no good, but surprisingly it went well.
あんな頑固な彼女にお願いしても、どうせ駄目だと思いますよ…。
Even if you request something from such a stubborn girl, in any case I think it's useless...
あんな女を相手にしては駄目だ。全然信用できない彼女なんだ。
Don't have anything to do with a woman like her. She is completely untrustworthy.
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