What does 駄目 (dame | だめ) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

いや駄目です。
iya dame desu.
No, you may not.

もう一方は駄目です。
mō ippō wa dame desu.
The other one is no good.

夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。
yoru osoku made oki te i te wa dame da yo.
Don't sit up late at night. | Don't stay up late at night. | It's not good to stay up late at night.

僕に金をせびろうとしても駄目だ。
boku ni kin o sebiro u toshite mo dame da.
It's no use asking me for money.

夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。
yoru osoku made oki te i te wa dame da yo.
It isn't good to stay up late at night.

私のドイツ語は本当に駄目だと思う。
watashi no doitsu go wa hontōni dame da to omō.
I think my German is really fucked up. | I think I'm really not any good at German. | I think my German is really bad.

ちなみに私は英語がからきし駄目なんです。
chinamini watashi wa eigo ga karakishi dame nan desu.
By the way, my English is absolutely hopeless.

いや駄目だ、今すぐに行かなくちゃ行けない。
iya dame da, ima sugu ni ika naku cha ike nai.
No, we have to go now.

そこのきみ、プールサイドは走っては駄目だよ。
soko no kimi, pūru saido wa hashitte wa dame da yo.
Hey, you! No running by the pool!

自分の子供の良き手本とならなきゃ駄目なんだよ。
jibun no kodomo no yoki tehon to nara nakya dame nan da yo.
You should set a good example to your children.

駄目だよ。君、背が高いんだから前衛に来てくれないと。
dame da yo. kimi, se ga takain da kara zenei ni ki te kure nai to.
That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.

確かに彼は成功を望んだのだが、実際はまったく駄目だった。
tashika ni kare wa seikō o nozon da no da ga, jissai wa mattaku dame datta.
Of course he hoped for success. But in reality it turned out to be no good at all.

「キスは駄目って言ったじゃん！」「ごめん、我慢できなかった」.
' kisu wa dame tte itta jan! ' ' gomen, gaman deki nakatta '
"I said no kissing!" "Sorry, I couldn't resist.".

「チューして」「え、いいの？キスは駄目って言ってたじゃん」.
' chū shi te ' ' e, ī no? kisu wa dame tte itte ta jan '
"Kiss me!" "What, really? Didn't you say no kissing?".

「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！」.
' ano, karin san . . ., sorosoro ohiraki ni shi masen ka? ' ' dame, kachi nige kinshi! kondo koso boku ga katsu no! '
"Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon?" "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!".

メアリーに彼氏がいないってのは、わかったんだよな？じゃあ、今すぐにでもデートに誘えよ。駄目で元々だろ？
mearī ni kareshi ga i nai tte no wa, wakattan da yo na? jā, ima sugu ni demo dēto ni sasoe yo. dame de motomoto daro?
Didn't you pick up that Mary doesn't have a boyfriend? Jeez, you should invite her on a date. You aren't completely useless are you?

	The Japanese word
	駄目
	is pronounced
	dame \| だめ
	means
	useless, no good, hopeless

	Examples:
	いや駄目です。 iya dame desu. No, you may not.
	もう一方は駄目です。 mō ippō wa dame desu. The other one is no good.
	夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。 yoru osoku made oki te i te wa dame da yo. Don't sit up late at night. \| Don't stay up late at night. \| It's not good to stay up late at night.
	僕に金をせびろうとしても駄目だ。 boku ni kin o sebiro u toshite mo dame da. It's no use asking me for money.
	夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。 yoru osoku made oki te i te wa dame da yo. It isn't good to stay up late at night.
	私のドイツ語は本当に駄目だと思う。 watashi no doitsu go wa hontōni dame da to omō. I think my German is really fucked up. \| I think I'm really not any good at German. \| I think my German is really bad.
	ちなみに私は英語がからきし駄目なんです。 chinamini watashi wa eigo ga karakishi dame nan desu. By the way, my English is absolutely hopeless.
	いや駄目だ、今すぐに行かなくちゃ行けない。 iya dame da, ima sugu ni ika naku cha ike nai. No, we have to go now.
	そこのきみ、プールサイドは走っては駄目だよ。 soko no kimi, pūru saido wa hashitte wa dame da yo. Hey, you! No running by the pool!
	自分の子供の良き手本とならなきゃ駄目なんだよ。 jibun no kodomo no yoki tehon to nara nakya dame nan da yo. You should set a good example to your children.
	駄目だよ。君、背が高いんだから前衛に来てくれないと。 dame da yo. kimi, se ga takain da kara zenei ni ki te kure nai to. That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.
	確かに彼は成功を望んだのだが、実際はまったく駄目だった。 tashika ni kare wa seikō o nozon da no da ga, jissai wa mattaku dame datta. Of course he hoped for success. But in reality it turned out to be no good at all.
	「キスは駄目って言ったじゃん！」「ごめん、我慢できなかった」. ' kisu wa dame tte itta jan! ' ' gomen, gaman deki nakatta ' "I said no kissing!" "Sorry, I couldn't resist.".
	「チューして」「え、いいの？キスは駄目って言ってたじゃん」. ' chū shi te ' ' e, ī no? kisu wa dame tte itte ta jan ' "Kiss me!" "What, really? Didn't you say no kissing?".
	「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！」. ' ano, karin san . . ., sorosoro ohiraki ni shi masen ka? ' ' dame, kachi nige kinshi! kondo koso boku ga katsu no! ' "Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon?" "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!".
	メアリーに彼氏がいないってのは、わかったんだよな？じゃあ、今すぐにでもデートに誘えよ。駄目で元々だろ？ mearī ni kareshi ga i nai tte no wa, wakattan da yo na? jā, ima sugu ni demo dēto ni sasoe yo. dame de motomoto daro? Didn't you pick up that Mary doesn't have a boyfriend? Jeez, you should invite her on a date. You aren't completely useless are you?

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org