Adding 駄 on the beginning of the word


I've met a word 駄女 だおんな though not sure if wrote it well in kanji. Can I use
this 駄 with other words? For example, like 駄先輩 or 駄宏 (with the name of a man)?
Are there words that suit this scheme most and those, that can not be used for
any conditions? Could you please provide some examples?




Having lived in Japan all my life, I have never seen or heard the word 「駄女」,
so I could at least assure you that it would **_not_** be a common word at all
even if you have actually seen/heard it used. (I highly doubt that you have
encountered the word in **real life**.)

> Can I use this 駄 with other words? For example, like 駄先輩 or 駄宏 (with the
> name of a man)?

Again, never seen/heard 駄先輩 or "駄 + personal name" -- never.

「駄{だ}」 simply is not used as a prefix to random words. It is basically only
used in a fixed group of words to mean **_"cheap", "low-value", "low-
quality"_** , etc.

Most common among those words would include:

駄菓子{だがし} (cheap confectionary)

駄賃{だちん} (small amount of money given to kids for running errands) This word is
becoming more uncommon by the decades.

駄じゃれ (boring pun)

駄馬{だば} (workhorse, horse of inferior breed)

