Meaning of 駄目 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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駄目JLPT 4
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Kana Readingだめ, ダメ
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Romajidame, dame
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- cannot; must not; not allowed
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Example Sentences
駄目, だめ, ダメ used in context
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You should definitely ask him out.
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「あの、かりんさん・・・、そろそろお開きにしませんか？」「駄目、勝ち逃げ禁止！今度こそボクが勝つの！」
Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon? "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!"
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もちろん万能ではないからといって価値がないわけではないから、ＧＴＤはダメということにはならない。
Of course you can't say that it's worth nothing because it isn't perfect, so that doesn't mean that GTD is useless.
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It's all over.
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「遅刻したらだめよ？」「でも先生も遅刻したらノーカンですよね？」
You mustn't be late, OK? "But if the teacher's late too it doesn't count, right?"
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セッティングは整えておいたから、後はまーくんが根性見せなきゃダメだからね？
I've set the stage so now you just have to show some guts, OK?
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Kanji found in this word
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
On: モク, ボク
Kun: め, -め, ま-
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