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Grammar detail: ろくに〜ない

ろくに〜ない  not do something properly; not enough; not do something well
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verb plain negative
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not do ~ properly; not enough ~; not do ~ well
かのじょ
彼女
ろくに
きじゅつ
記述
していない
から
たよ
ってはいけない

She hasn't give a proper account, so we can't rely on her.
かのじょ
彼女
フランス
およ
ばず
ぼご
母語
すらろくに
はな
せない

She doesn't even speak her own language well, let alone French.
おお
じょせい
女性
じぶん
自分
なまえ
名前
ろくに
けなかった

Many women could barely spell their names.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ヒ   かれ he   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
キ   しる to note, write down   
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ジュツ   のべる to say   
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ライ   たよ to rely (on)   たのもしい reliable   たの to ask(for), entrust   
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ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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キュウ   およ to amount to, reach   およぼす to exert   およ and, as well as   
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ボ   はは mother   
ワ   はな to talk   はなし talking   
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タ   おお many   
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セイ   ショウ    sex, gender, nature, disposition   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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ゼン   まえ before   
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ショ   か to write   
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