駄目

Meaning

1. adj-nan
   no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
2. adj-nan
   hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
3. adj-nan
   cannot; must not; not allowed
4. n
   neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
5. int
   no!; stop!

Example sentences

• 試験が教育を駄目にしていると思う。

  I think exams are ruining education.

• 「あの、かりんさん・・・、そろそろお開きにしませんか？」「駄目、勝ち逃げ禁止！今度こそボクが勝つの！」

  "Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon?" "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!"

• 駄目だよ。君、背が高いんだから前衛に来てくれないと。

  That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.