ちゃんと

adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

seriously; diligently; reliably; legitimately

Used when a person does what they should in a responsible, earnest, or reliable way. In ちゃんとした, it can describe something as decent, proper, or legitimate.

• もっとちゃんと勉べん強きょうしなさい。

  Study more seriously.

• 彼かれは毎まい日にちちゃんと働はたらいている。

  He works steadily every day.

• ちゃんとした会かい社しゃで働はたらきたい。

  I want to work for a reputable company.

adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

properly; exactly; in good order; safely

Used when something is correct, orderly, on time, safely completed, or in working condition. Very common for checking whether things are as they should be.

• ドアがちゃんと閉しまっているか確かく認にんして。

  Check whether the door is properly closed.

• 荷に物もつはちゃんと届とどいた。

  The package arrived safely.

• 時計とけいはまだちゃんと動うごいている。

  The clock still works properly.

adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

sufficiently; satisfactorily; enough

Often overlaps with 'properly,' but the focus is that the amount, preparation, or result is adequate and not lacking.

• 時じ間かんはちゃんとあるから、慌あわてなくていい。

  We have enough time, so there is no need to panic.

• 朝あさご飯はんはちゃんと食たべた？

  Did you eat enough breakfast?

adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

quickly; promptly

A rare or context-dependent sense listed. In modern everyday Japanese, ちゃんと normally means 'properly,' 'reliably,' or 'sufficiently,' so it should not be freely used to mean 'quickly.'

• 「ちゃんと」に「すぐに」という訳やく語ごが当あてられることもあるが、現げん代だいではまれだ。

  Sometimes ちゃんと is given a translation like 'right away,' but this is rare in modern usage.