What does だめ mean?
だめ is a Japanese adjective meaning “no good” in English. It can also be translated as “not allowed” depending on context. It is written as だめ in hiragana, and dame in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentences
ここで写真を撮ってはだめです。
You're not allowed to take photos here.
このペンはもうだめです。
This pen doesn't work any more.
Conjugation of だめ
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | だめ | だめじゃない |
| Plain past | だめだった | だめじゃなかった |
| Polite | だめです | だめではありません |
| Polite past | だめでした | だめではありませんでした |
Other forms
Attributiveだめな
Te-formだめで