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TOPIK 2adverb

제대로

jedaero

제대로 + verb; often 제대로 못 + verb

properly, right, as it should be

Example

어제는 잠을 제대로 못 잤어요.

I couldn't sleep properly last night.

Word parts

제 'its own' + 대로 'according to' — 'in its proper way'.