Word details
いけない
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いけない.
Dictionary
Entry
1
bad; wrong; naughty
2
After the -te form of a verb or adjective
must not (do, be); should not; ought not to
Examples
このフロッピーをフォーマットしてはいけません。
You mustn't format this floppy disk.
3
useless; no good; bad
Examples
彼本人は好人物なんだが、その取り巻きがどうもいけないね。
I really like him, but not his circle of friends.
4
hopeless; beyond hope
5
Used to express sympathy
unfortunate; a shame; a pity
Examples
「風邪気味です」「それはいけませんね」
"I've a touch of a cold." "That's too bad."
6
unable to drink (alcohol)
7
As ...(すると|しては)いけない(から|ので)
so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...
Examples
道に迷うといけないから、地図をもって行きなさい。
Take a map with you in case you get lost.
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