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VOCABULARY
ろくに(~ない)
ro
ku
ni
properly
properly (with negative), satisfactorily (with negative), hardly, scarcely
adverb

Practice exercises

1
いそがしくてろくにべていない。
I'm busy and haven't been eating properly.
Answer
ろくに
2
昨夜さくやろくにねむれなかった。
Last night I couldn't sleep properly.
Answer
ろくに
3
あさ新聞しんぶんろくにまずにかけた。
In the morning, I went out without reading the newspaper properly.
Answer
ろくに
4
ははろくにはなさずにいえてしまった。
I left the house without talking properly with my mother.
Answer
ろくに
5
朝食ちょうしょくろくにらないまま仕事しごとかけた。
I went to work without eating breakfast properly.
Answer
ろくに