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► 成句
駄目  [(2)だめ]  [駄目を押す]    meaning:  secure  rank: 3
☆ 彼等は三点目ゴールれてダメした ⇨ They scored the third goal and made the win unquestionable  (☛ Make an eventual win unquestionable)

► 形容動詞
駄目  [(2)だめ]  [coll]    meaning:  bad  rank: 1
☆ ああ、もうダメだ ⇨ Oh, I am doomed
☆ そういうだからあいつは駄目なんだ ⇨ He is not successful because that’s how he thinks
☆ めたら駄目ですよ ⇨ You should never give up

駄目  [(2)だめ]  [駄目になる]  [coll]    meaning:  fail  rank: 1
☆ 計画は駄目になった ⇨ The project failed, canceled

駄目  [(2)だめ]  [coll]    meaning:  no  rank: 1
☆ お世辞言っても駄目だ ⇨ Flattery doesn’t work here
☆ 仕事面接けたが駄目だった ⇨ I went for a job interview but didn’t get the job
☆ 医者救命しようとしたが駄目だった ⇨ Doctors tried to save him but he didn’t make it
☆ 頼んだが駄目だった ⇨ I asked him to no avail

駄目  [(2)だめ]  [駄目になる]  [coll]    meaning:  ruin  rank: 1
☆ スーツれて駄目になった ⇨ My suit got wet and ruined

► 感嘆詞
駄目  [(2)だめ]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  no  rank: 1
☆ おさん、これ買って。駄目 ⇨ Mom, will you buy this for me? No  (☛ Decline a request)
☆ 自転車借りてもいい?駄目 ⇨ Can I borrow your bicycle? No  (☛ Decline a request)


More examples:
  • 言うことをけちゃ駄目だよ ⇨ Don’t take what he says seriously
  • そう簡単にへこたれるようじゃ駄目だ ⇨ You can’t be discouraged that easily
  • そういうやりだから駄目なんだよ ⇨ It won’t work because you’re doing it wrong
  • そりゃ駄目だよ ⇨ That won’t work. That’s not good
  • アンテナ向きえても駄目だった ⇨ I changed the direction of the antenna but it still didn’t work
  • どうも駄目みたい ⇨ It looks like it doesn’t work
  • そういう子供を駄目にする ⇨ That way of raising a child ruins him, her
  • ありとあらゆるくしたが駄目だった ⇨ We tried anything and everything but it didn’t work
  • 駄目で元々だからとにかくやってみよう ⇨ If we fail, we will be just at the same spot, we won’t lose anything, so let’s give it a shot
  • 駄目だったら! ⇨ I said no!
  • こんなぬるま環境かっていては駄目だ ⇨ You will ruin yourself if you stay in an unchallenging, environment like this
  • 駄目だってば! ⇨ I said no!
  • 最初しくてもめちゃ駄目だ ⇨ You shouldn’t give up even if it is difficult at first
  • かさぶたをいじったら駄目よ ⇨ Don’t touch your scab
  • けをてにしていては駄目だ ⇨ You should not expect others will bail you out