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Do it properly with ちゃんと

ちゃんと is an adverb that means to properly perform something as it should be done.

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Examples

Did you sleep properly with ちゃんと

カードキャプターさくら » Volume 4 » Page 88

During an overnight school trip, a classmate tells a ghost story right before bedtime. While everyone else easily falls asleep, Sakura is too scared to close her eyes. The next morning, when Sakura washes her face, Tomoyo hands her a towel.

さくら:
「ありがとーーー」
“Thank you!”
知世(ともよ):
「きのうは ちゃんと(ねむ)れました?」
“Were you able to properly sleep last night?”

Here, ちゃんと refers to sleep as one should, rather than being awake all night.

Roast it properly with ちゃんと

しろくまカフェ bis » Volume 3 » Page 43

Masaki’s dream job making coffee turns out to be nothing like he expected, as he’s put to work sorting out good beans from bad. When he finally has the chance to roast beans, he’s eager to use the fancy roasting machine, but he’s instead given handheld a coffee roaster to hold over a portable stove’s flame.

エゾリスA:
「ほらほら ちゃんと()すらないと〜」
“Come on, come on. You have to shake it properly.”
エゾリスB:
一部(いちぶ)だけ()げちゃうわよ〜」
“Parts of it might get burnt.”
マサキ:
「うるさいなあ」
“Hush up!”

Here, ちゃんと conveys that there is a proper way to roast the beans, and Masaki needs to roast them the way they should be roasted. If any beans burn, it is because Masaki is not roasting them the correct way.

Watch the kid properly with ちゃんと

名探偵コナン » Volume 1 » Page 71

Conan and Ran end up with Kogoro investigating a kidnapping case. As Kogorp questions the butler, Conan steps in with his own questions. The butler asks who the child is.

小五郎(こごろ):
「いやー、わたしの()()いの()でして…」
“Well, it's the child of an acquaintance, and...”
(らん)!! ちゃんと面倒(めんどう)()てろ!!」
“Ran! Properly look after him!”

ちゃんと is used here to say Ran needs to watch the kid properly, the way a kid should be watched over.

面倒(めんどう)()る means to watch over someone.