1.
(not) properly; (not) satisfactorily
Used with negative expressions to mean not doing something properly or adequately.
碌に食べていない。
I haven't eaten properly.
碌に眠れなかった。
I couldn't sleep properly.
碌に説明もしないで帰った。
He left without even explaining properly.
GRAMMAR NOTE:
碌に is almost always used with NEGATIVE forms:
- 碌に〜ない (doesn't do properly)
- 碌に〜できない (can't do properly)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 碌に食べていない: haven't eaten properly
- 碌に寝ていない: haven't slept properly
- 碌に話せない: can't speak properly
- 碌に知らない: don't really know
WRITING:
Often written in hiragana as ろくに.
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- ちゃんと〜ない: don't do properly
- まともに〜ない: don't do decently