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駄目 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cannot verb Unable to; not able to.
  • must verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
  • No det Not any; none at all.

Senses

駄目 is used for these senses in English:

  • have to Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
  • must To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
  • no Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

cannot — full definition

  1. verb Unable to; not able to.
  2. verb Not permitted or allowed to.

must — full definition

  1. verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
  2. verb Used to say that something is very likely or almost certainly true.
  3. noun Something that is essential or highly recommended.

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