expressionいけない · ikenai
Englishbad; wrong; naughty
Englishmust not (do, be); should not; ought not to
- 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.
Englishuseless; no good; bad
- 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.
Englishhopeless; beyond hope
Englishunfortunate; a shame; a pity
- 「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."
Englishunable to drink (alcohol)
Englishso as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...
- 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.
Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)