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What does 役に立たない (やくにたたない, yakunitatanai) mean?

役に立たない (やくにたたない, yakunitatanai) means of no avail; useless.

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Readingやくにたたない
Romajiyakunitatanai
Part of speechexpression, i-adjective
やくにたたない
yakunitatanai

of no avail; useless

  1. 1expression · i-adjective of no avail; useless

Also written: 役にたたない、やくに立たない、役に立た無い

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