ちゃんと

ちゃんと · chanto · JLPT N3 · adverb

perfectly

🎯 chanto sounds like chant-o: recite it properly, exactly word for word

A chant only works when every word comes out right and in order. ちゃんと means doing something properly and as it should be done, as in ちゃんと食べて (eat properly) or ちゃんと見て (look carefully).

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