だめ – Vocabulary details

だめ

Meanings

Adjective (な)

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless

3. cannot; must not; not allowed

Noun

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

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

だ

め

Used in: 3215

Composed of

だ

poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

め

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

Used in vocabulary (16 in total)

だめだめ

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

だめになる

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

だめ押おし

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

13 more...

Examples (24 in total)

外がい出しゅつはだめですよ。

You can't go out.

もう一いっ方ぽうはだめです。

The other one is no good.

自じ分ぶんでやらなきゃだめだよ。

You must do it yourself.

ルールがないとだめだ！

We need rules!

今いますぐやらなきゃだめだよ。

You have to do it now.

望のぞみを捨すてちゃだめだよ。

Don't give up hope.

夜よ更ふかしはだめだからね。

You must not stay up late.

医い者しゃに診みてもらわないとだめだよ。

You must see a doctor.

彼かの女じょは禁きん煙えんしないとだめだよ。

She has to stop smoking.

犬いぬの近ちかくに行いったらだめだよ。

Don't go near the dog.

あの池いけで泳およいじゃだめよ。

Don't swim in that pond.

そんな習しゅう慣かんはやめないとだめだよ。

You must get rid of such a habit.

シチューをかき混まぜるの、忘わすれちゃだめよ。

Don't forget to stir the stew.

窓まど開あけたまま寝ねたらだめだよ。

Don't sleep with the windows open.

この部へ屋やで遊あそんじゃだめだからね。

Don't play in this room.

試し験けんが教きょう育いくをだめにしていると思おもう。

I think exams are ruining education.

他ほかの人ひとの助たすけに頼たよっちゃだめだよ。

You shouldn't rely on other people's help.

そんな夜よる遅おそくまで起おきてちゃだめだよ。

You shouldn't stay up so late at night.

私わたしのドイツ語ごは本ほん当とうにだめだと思おもう。

I think my German is really bad.

危き機きの時じ代だいに過か去こを理り想そう化かしてはだめ。

In times of crisis one should never idealise the past.

スープを飲のむときに音おとを立たててはだめだからね。

Don't make noises when you eat soup.

この手て紙がみ、英えい語ごで書かかなきゃだめなの？

Does this letter have to be written in English?

日ひの当あたるところに長ながいこといたらだめだよ。

Don't stay in the sun too long.

トムは今日きょう家いえにいなきゃだめなの？