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Meaning of 駄目になる(だめになる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

駄目になる
Kana Reading
だめになる
Romaji
dameninaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru` ending
    Meaning
    to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

Example Sentences

駄目になる, だめになる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
駄目になる
Plain Polite
駄目になります
Negative
駄目にならない
Negative Polite
駄目になりません

Past

Plain
駄目になった
Plain Polite
駄目になりました
Negative
駄目にならなかった
Negative Polite
駄目になりませんでした

Te

Plain
駄目になって
Plain Polite
駄目になりまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
駄目になられる
Plain Polite
駄目になられます
Negative
駄目になられない
Negative Polite
駄目になられません

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burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse

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JLPT 5

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On: モク, ボク

Kun: め, -め, ま-

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