駄目と言ってない

English translation: I'm not saying that it's bad / I'm not saying that you can't do it

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Japanese term or phrase:	駄目と言ってない
English translation:	I'm not saying that it's bad / I'm not saying that you can't do it
Entered by:	Will Matter

16:56 Dec 2, 2004

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Art/Literary - Linguistics

Japanese term or phrase: 駄目と言ってない

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I'm not saying it's bad/I'm not saying you can't do it

Explanation:
Above, it says "Dame to itte nai" which can also be written as "Dame to itte inai".

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Note added at 2004-12-02 17:06:28 (GMT)
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Another way to translate this is to say \"I\'m not saying that (whatever you are asking me) is forbidden/not allowed\". Depends on what the question that you asked is. Context will make it clear. HTH.

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Will Matter
United States
Local time: 13:50

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I'm not saying it's bad/I'm not saying you can't do it

Will Matter

I never said 'no'

Kurt Hammond

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I'm not saying it's bad/I'm not saying you can't do it

Will Matter
United States
Local time: 13:50
Specializes in field
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駄目と言ってない I never said 'no'

Explanation:
Simply another possibility. Depends on context.

だめ means bad, no good, 'no', or many other things.

The meaning of 駄目 in your sentence depends on its meaning in other speaker's sentence.

something like:
kid: お菓子食べちゃう駄目と言ったでしょう？
Didn't you say I can't have any candy?
Mom: いや、駄目といってない
No, I never said 'no'

Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 13:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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English translation: I'm not saying that it's bad / I'm not saying that you can't do it

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