Vocab Info

N4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Interjection

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      2.

      hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      3.

      cannot, must not, not allowed

      Usually written using kana alone
    4. Noun

      4.

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

      Go (Game)
    5. Interjection

      5.

      no!, stop!

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    駄目 【だめ】ダメ

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 500

    Examples

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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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