Vocabulary

What does 駄目 (だめ, dame) mean?

駄目 (だめ, dame) means no good; not serving its purpose; useless.

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Readingだめ
Romajidame
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
だめ
dame

no good; not serving its purpose; useless

  1. 1na-adjective · noun no good; not serving its purpose; useless
  2. 2na-adjective · noun hopeless; wasted; in vain
  3. 3na-adjective · noun cannot; must not; not allowed
  4. 4noun neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  5. 5interjection no!; stop!

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