だめ

駄 目

Common word

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 去年はジョギングシューズを２足駄目にした。
      I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.

  2. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless
    word usually written using kana alone

    • もうだめだ。
      It's all over.

  3. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    cannot, must not, not allowed
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。
      Don't sit up late at night.

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    neutral point, intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

  5. interjection (kandoushi)

    no!, stop!
    word usually written using kana alone