駄だ

prefix

poor; low-grade; trivial; worthless

Prefix used to belittle or dismiss something as inferior, trivial, or worthless. Common in compounds like 駄文 (poor writing) and 駄作 (poor work).

See also: 駄文

• 彼かれの書かいたものは駄だ文ぶんばかりだ。

  Everything he writes is just poor writing.

• この映えい画がは駄だ作さくだと言いわれている。

  This movie is said to be a poor work.

noun, used as a suffix, counter

load; pack; horse load

Suffix and counter for loads carried by a packhorse. Historically used in contexts like 一駄 (one horse-load). Rare in modern Japanese outside historical or specialized contexts.

See also: 一駄

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、一いち駄だの米こめを運はこぶのに馬うまが使つかわれた。

  In the Edo period, horses were used to carry one horse-load of rice.

noun

packhorse

Noun meaning a packhorse. Rare standalone use; more commonly encountered in historical or literary descriptions.

• 駄だに荷に物もつを積つんで山やま道みちを進すすんだ。

  They loaded the packhorse with goods and proceeded along the mountain path.