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駄目 だめ、ダメ、だーめ dame

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  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  2. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  3. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone cannot; must not; not allowed
  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) go (game) neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  5. interjection (kandoushi) word usually written using kana alone no!; stop!

Kanji in this word

burdensome, pack, horse
eye, class, look

Example sentences

彼は彼らに自分の潔白を信じさせようとしたがだめだった。
kare ha kare ra ni jibun no keppaku wo shinji saseyou to shi ta ga dame daxtsu ta 。
He tried to convince them of his innocence in vain.
彼は彼らから多額の金を借りようとしたが駄目だった。
kare ha kare ra kara tagaku no kane wo kariyou to shi ta ga dame daxtsu ta 。
He tried to borrow a large sum of money from them in vain.
彼は徹夜で勉強しようとつとめたが、だめだった。
kare ha tetsuya de benkyou shiyou to tsutome ta ga 、 dame daxtsu ta 。
He tried to study all night, but in vain.
彼は断固たる口調で「だめだ」と言った。
kare ha danko taru kuchou de 「 dame da 」 to ixtsu ta 。
"No", he said in a decided tone.
彼は酒を飲みすぎて体をだめにした。
kare ha sake wo nomi sugi te karada wo dame ni shi ta 。
He ruined his body by drinking too much.
彼は子供たちに何一つだめだと言わない。
kare ha kodomo tachi ni nan hito tsu dame da to iwa nai 。
He denies nothing to his children.

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