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Learn Japanese: dame - no good, useless

Japanese
/Have to do - ないといけない
/dame

dame

Word

だめdame

Meaning

no good, useless

Part of speech

na-adjective, noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Have to do - ないといけない

Usages of dame

子こ供ども　は　毎まい日にち　学が校っこう　に　行いかない　と　ダメ　です。kodomo wa mainichi gakkou ni ikanai to dame desu.

Children have to go to school every day.

〜ちゃ　ダメ〜cha dame

〜ない　と　ダメ　(です)〜nai to dame (desu)

to have to do 〜

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

〜なくて　は　ダメ〜nakute wa dame

to have to do 〜

彼かれ　に　電でん話わしなくちゃ　ダメ。kare ni denwashinakucha dame.

I have to call him.

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