駄目だめ

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

駄目だめじゃない

damejanai

The negative form

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

★ Common

Noun

#1018

駄目だめだった

damedatta

The past form

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

★ Common

Noun

#1034

駄目だめで

damede

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

1. No good.; May not.

★ Common

Noun

#1140

駄目だめの

dameno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Bad; Unworkable

★ Common

Noun

#1112

駄目だめじゃありません

damejārimasen

The polite negative form

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

★ Common

Noun

#1363

駄目だめじゃないです

damejanaidesu

The polite negative form

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

★ Common

Noun

#1226

駄目だめでした

damedeshita

The polite past form

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

★ Common

Noun

#1210

駄目だめです

damedesu

The polite form

1. No.; I cannot.

★ Common

Noun

#977

駄目だめではありません

damedewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not unacceptable.; Not impossible.

★ Common

Noun

#1145

Common 6 items

駄目だめじゃなかった

damejanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't bad; Wasn't impossible

★ Common

Noun

#1300

駄目だめだろう

damedarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

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

★ Common

Noun

#1241

駄目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

#1387

駄目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

#1087

駄目だめでしょう

damedeshō

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

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

★ Common

Noun

#1374

駄目だめではありませんでした

damedewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not bad.; Was not unacceptable.

★ Common

Noun

#1072

Advanced 3 items

駄目だめだったら

damedattara

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

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

★ Common

Noun

#1434

駄目だめであれば

damedeareba

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

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

★ Common

Noun

#1225

駄目だめなら

damenara

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

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

★ Common

Noun

#1049

駄目だめ

dame

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

18 Variants Available