Definition of 駄目 (だめ)

na-adjective, noun
1.
no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless(usually kana)
3.
cannot, must not, not allowed(usually kana)
noun
4.
neutral point (in go), intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
Other readings:
ダメ
Related Kanji
burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Conjugations
na-adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
駄目だ
だめだ
dameda
駄目です
だめです
damedesu
駄目ではない
だめではない
damedewanai

駄目じゃない
だめじゃない
damejanai
駄目ではありません
だめではありません
damedewaarimasen
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
駄目だった
だめだった
damedatta
駄目でした
だめでした
damedeshita
駄目ではなかった
だめではなかった
damedewanakatta
駄目ではありませんでした
だめではありませんでした
damedewaarimasendeshita
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
駄目かろう
だめかろう
damekarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
駄目だろう
だめだろう
damedarou
te-form
駄目で
だめで
damede
Na adjective
駄目な
だめな
damena
Adverb
駄目に
だめに
dameni
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
駄目であれば
だめであれば
damedeareba

駄目なら
だめなら
damenara
駄目ではなければ
だめではなければ
damedewanakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 153 results)

トム、
Tom, don't die

ぜったい
絶対
さむ
Absolutely not. It's too cold today

You can have either of these, but not both

It's all over for me. I lost my job

If you fail, you can always ask for his help

わた
あね
げいじゅつか
芸術家
I can't draw, but my sister is a great artist

He ruined his body by drinking too much

No, you may not

I don't care what you say. It's not going to happen

No, don't go yet

It's all over

むか
へい
平気
こんちゅ
昆虫
いま
かん
図鑑
When I was a kid, touching bugs didn't bother me a bit. Now I can hardly stand looking at pictures of them

かれ
こと
しんよう
信用
You cannot believe a word he says

You can't believe a word of it

I'm just a boy who makes mistakes

I need some get-up-and-go

No! After you do your homework, you can watch television

Don't take it literally. He is inclined to exaggerate

"You mustn't go out now." "Why not?

My father told me I couldn't go abroad alone
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