N31183/1669

usually written using kana aloneな adjectiveadjective (generic)nounnoun (generic)go (game)interjection

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Meanings

  • no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken
  • hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless
  • cannot, must not, not allowed
  • neutral point, intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  • no!, stop!

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Example sentences

それは駄目だめだよ、やめて。

That's not allowed, stop it.

このパソコンはもう駄目だめになった。

This computer has finally broken down.

いくら頑張がんばっても駄目だめだったので、あきらめることにした。

No matter how hard I tried, it was no good, so I decided to give up.

子供こどもあまいものをべさせすぎるのは駄目だめだとおもう。

I think it's not good to let children eat too many sweets.

りにわなければ駄目だめですから、今夜中こんやじゅう仕上しあげなければなりません。

Since it won't do if we miss the deadline, we must finish it by tonight.