だめ

駄目

[dame]

Definitions

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

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

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

hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless

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

cannot; must not; not allowed

5.interjection (kandoushi)

no!; stop!

Less common meanings (1)

4.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Jargon

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

それは駄目だめだと思いおもいます。

I think that's no good.

駄目だめでもともとやってみよう。

Let's try even if it might fail.

駄目だめなら別べつの方法ほうほうを考えるかんがえる。

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