Meaning of ちゃんと in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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ちゃんとJLPT 3
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Romajichanto
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- perfectly; properly; exactly
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Example Sentences
ちゃんと used in context
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You used a condom for birth control, right?
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「あ、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲姉」「コラ。幾ら親戚とはいえ、私は先輩医師よ？院内ではちゃんとケジメをつけなさい」
Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz. "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"
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If we're going to play, make your mind up about the rules!
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上司がいくら立派なことを言っても、部下は、見るところはちゃんと見ている。
However fine the words of the management, those working for them see what is to be seen.
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「何してるの？」「家計簿をね。うちの家計カチカチだから、こういう所からちゃんとしないと」
What're you doing? "The household books. Our finances are pretty tight so we have to do things properly."
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Explain exactly what the reasons are.
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