JLPT N2

ろくに

Hardly, barely, not properly

Structure

ろくに + verb (negative form)

ろくに emphasizes that an action or state was not performed or achieved sufficiently or properly. It conveys a sense of inadequacy or incompleteness.

忙しくて、ろくに食事もとれなかった。

I was so busy, I barely ate properly.

Using it with a positive verb or without a negative verb.

Remember 'ろく' sounds a bit like 'lousy' or 'lack' to link it to the negative meaning.

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