NichiDict

だめ

N4
駄目
[dame]
Illustration for 駄目

Meanings

1.Adj-naNoun

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

2.Adj-naNoun

hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless

3.Adj-naNoun

cannot; must not; not allowed

4.Interjection

no!; stop!

Less common meanings (1)
5.NounJargon

go (game)neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

Examples

それは駄目だと思います。

I think that's no good.

駄目でもともとやってみよう。

Let's try even if it might fail.

駄目なら別の方法を考える。

If it doesn't work, I'll think of another way.