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Expression in Graded Reader

thesuker

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20 May 2014
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Im reading a graded reader (JLPT N5-N4) and Ive come across the following expresion:それではだめです.
The context is a man asking a woman for money to cross the river in his boat, she says she doesnt have money, and he answers そうですか。それではだめです。
 
"With that (situation), it won't work"
i.e.
"As you can't pay me, I won't take you across the river"
 
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