だめ【
駄目
】

dame

Noun

na-Adjective

1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

Usually Written in Kana

去年きょねんはジョギングシューズを２に足そく駄目だめにした。

kyonenwa jogingushūzuo niashidameni shita.

I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.

Noun

na-Adjective

2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless

Usually Written in Kana

もうだめだ。

mō dameda.

It's all over.

Noun

na-Adjective

3. cannot; must not; not allowed

Usually Written in Kana

夜よる遅おそくまで起おきていては駄目だめだよ。

yoru osokumade okite itewa damedayo.

Don't sit up late at night.

Noun

4. neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

Interjection

5. no!; stop!

Usually Written in Kana

Other forms:

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

だめじゃない

damejanai

The negative form

1. Not bad.; It's not impossible.

★ Common

Noun

#74875

だめだった

damedatta

The past form

1. Wasn't possible.; Was no good.

★ Common

Noun

#38485

だめで

damede

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. No good.; May not.

★ Common

Noun

#15332

だめの

dameno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Bad; Unworkable

★ Common

Noun

#104705

だめじゃありません

damejārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not okay.; It's alright.

★ Common

Noun

#575233

だめじゃないです

damejanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not really.; It's not necessarily.

★ Common

Noun

#238213

だめでした

damedeshita

The polite past form

1. It was not possible.; It was no good.

★ Common

Noun

#114481

だめです

damedesu

The polite form

1. No.; I cannot.

★ Common

Noun

#17884

だめでわありません

damedewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not unacceptable.; Not impossible.

★ Common

Noun

#1174422

Common 6 items

だめじゃなかった

damejanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't bad; Wasn't impossible

★ Common

Noun

#478206

だめだろう

damedarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably not.; It's likely impossible.

★ Common

Noun

#143845

だめじゃありませんでした

damejārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It was not okay.; It wasn't possible.

★ Common

Noun

#1174422

だめじゃなかったです

damejanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't bad.; Wasn't a problem.

★ Common

Noun

#1174422

だめでしょう

damedeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably not.; It's likely impossible.

★ Common

Noun

#135007

だめでわありませんでした

damedewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not bad.; Was not unacceptable.

★ Common

Noun

#1174422

Advanced 3 items

だめだったら

damedattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when useless; If/when no good

★ Common

Noun

#148226

だめであれば

damedeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when useless; If/when no good

★ Common

Noun

#513814

だめなら

damenara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when impossible; If/when no good

★ Common

Noun

#70256

だめ【
駄目
】

dame

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