だめ

useless, no good, hopeless

Also:hopeless, cannot, neutral point

What does だめ mean?

だめ is a Japanese noun meaning useless, no good, hopeless in English. It can also be translated as hopeless, cannot, neutral point depending on context. It is written as だめ in hiragana, and dame in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

もうだめだ。

It's all over.