What could a phrase like アルコールはダメなんだ possibly mean?

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The phrase アルコールはダメなんだ is from a manga I read, in which a guy responds to his friend when being asked if he wants a beer. He appears not to be into alcohol, even goes so far to say that "I don't like the taste, nor is there any occasion for me to drink". I'm not sure what possible meanings that phrase could have though. Literally, it'd be "Alcohol is not good", and it could be reasonably thought of as "Alcohol isn't good for your health", but I'm curious whether there's a possibility for it to mean "I'm not good with alcohol" > "I can't drink". After all, this seems to be an example of the various ambiguous uses of "wa", in which the topic isn't necessarily grammatically tied to the modifying phrase that follows.






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  • While depending on the context there is a possibility for it to mean "i'm not good with alcohol", I believe that it would be more common to say アルコールは苦手です
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The phrase アルコールはダメなんだ is from a manga I read, in which a guy responds to his friend when being asked if he wants a beer. He appears not to be into alcohol, even goes so far to say that "I don't like the taste, nor is there any occasion for me to drink". I'm not sure what possible meanings that phrase could have though. Literally, it'd be "Alcohol is not good", and it could be reasonably thought of as "Alcohol isn't good for your health", but I'm curious whether there's a possibility for it to mean "I'm not good with alcohol" > "I can't drink". After all, this seems to be an example of the various ambiguous uses of "wa", in which the topic isn't necessarily grammatically tied to the modifying phrase that follows.






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  • While depending on the context there is a possibility for it to mean "i'm not good with alcohol", I believe that it would be more common to say アルコールは苦手です
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The phrase アルコールはダメなんだ is from a manga I read, in which a guy responds to his friend when being asked if he wants a beer. He appears not to be into alcohol, even goes so far to say that "I don't like the taste, nor is there any occasion for me to drink". I'm not sure what possible meanings that phrase could have though. Literally, it'd be "Alcohol is not good", and it could be reasonably thought of as "Alcohol isn't good for your health", but I'm curious whether there's a possibility for it to mean "I'm not good with alcohol" > "I can't drink". After all, this seems to be an example of the various ambiguous uses of "wa", in which the topic isn't necessarily grammatically tied to the modifying phrase that follows.






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The phrase アルコールはダメなんだ is from a manga I read, in which a guy responds to his friend when being asked if he wants a beer. He appears not to be into alcohol, even goes so far to say that "I don't like the taste, nor is there any occasion for me to drink". I'm not sure what possible meanings that phrase could have though. Literally, it'd be "Alcohol is not good", and it could be reasonably thought of as "Alcohol isn't good for your health", but I'm curious whether there's a possibility for it to mean "I'm not good with alcohol" > "I can't drink". After all, this seems to be an example of the various ambiguous uses of "wa", in which the topic isn't necessarily grammatically tied to the modifying phrase that follows.






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  • While depending on the context there is a possibility for it to mean "i'm not good with alcohol", I believe that it would be more common to say アルコールは苦手です
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  • While depending on the context there is a possibility for it to mean "i'm not good with alcohol", I believe that it would be more common to say アルコールは苦手です
    – Felipe Oliveira
    3 hours ago















While depending on the context there is a possibility for it to mean "i'm not good with alcohol", I believe that it would be more common to say アルコールは苦手です
– Felipe Oliveira
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While depending on the context there is a possibility for it to mean "i'm not good with alcohol", I believe that it would be more common to say アルコールは苦手です
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It means "I'm not good with alcohol" or "I don't like alcohol". Of course it can also mean "Alcohol is not good (for your health)" and "Alcohol is prohibited (in this event)", depending on the context. In general, ～がダメだ can mean "to be not good at ～" or "not to like ～". For example you can say サッカーはダメです, 彼は英語がダメです, etc.






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    It means "I'm not good with alcohol" or "I don't like alcohol". Of course it can also mean "Alcohol is not good (for your health)" and "Alcohol is prohibited (in this event)", depending on the context. In general, ～がダメだ can mean "to be not good at ～" or "not to like ～". For example you can say サッカーはダメです, 彼は英語がダメです, etc.






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      It means "I'm not good with alcohol" or "I don't like alcohol". Of course it can also mean "Alcohol is not good (for your health)" and "Alcohol is prohibited (in this event)", depending on the context. In general, ～がダメだ can mean "to be not good at ～" or "not to like ～". For example you can say サッカーはダメです, 彼は英語がダメです, etc.






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        It means "I'm not good with alcohol" or "I don't like alcohol". Of course it can also mean "Alcohol is not good (for your health)" and "Alcohol is prohibited (in this event)", depending on the context. In general, ～がダメだ can mean "to be not good at ～" or "not to like ～". For example you can say サッカーはダメです, 彼は英語がダメです, etc.






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        It means "I'm not good with alcohol" or "I don't like alcohol". Of course it can also mean "Alcohol is not good (for your health)" and "Alcohol is prohibited (in this event)", depending on the context. In general, ～がダメだ can mean "to be not good at ～" or "not to like ～". For example you can say サッカーはダメです, 彼は英語がダメです, etc.







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