Difference between 故障中 and だめです


What is the difference between 故{こ}障{しょう}中{ちゅう} and だめです when speaking, for
example, if some electronic appliance is not working. When each should be
used?




故障中 is better than だめです.

プリンターは故障中です is a natural sentence.

プリンターはだめです is unnatural.

故障中 means 'broken'. だめ has a lot of meanings, for example, no good, broken,
hopeless, cannot, must not...

If we already know the printer is broken, we may understand だめです means
'broken', but if we don't know the situation we will not be sure of the
meaning of だめです.




故障中 is better than だめです.

プリンターは故障中です is a natural sentence.

プリンターはだめです is unnatural.

故障中 means 'broken'. だめ has a lot of meanings, for example, no good, broken,
hopeless, cannot, must not...

If we already know the printer is broken, we may understand だめです means
'broken', but if we don't know the situation we will not be sure of the
meaning of だめです.

