Meaning of だめ in Japanese

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Definition of だめ

だめ(dame) · ダメ(dame) 駄目

駄目 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-na, n) no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

    去年はジョギングシューズを2足駄目にした。
    I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.

  2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless

    もうだめだ。
    It's all over.

  3. cannot; must not; not allowed

    夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。
    Don't sit up late at night.

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