Usages of dame
今日 は 体調 が 悪い から、 無理 に 走ったら だめ だ と 母 に 言われた。kyou ha taityou ga warui kara, muri ni hasittara dame da to haha ni iwareta.
Since I’m not feeling well today, my mother told me I must not force myself to run.
その ファイル は 大事 だから、 間違えて 削除したら だめ です。sono fairu ha daizi dakara, matigaete sakuzyositara dame desu.
That file is important, so you must not delete it by mistake.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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