Watch the kid properly with ちゃんと

Vocabulary Explanation: Do it properly with ちゃんと

Conan and Ran end up with Kogoro investigating a kidnapping case. As Kogoro 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、わたしの知(し)り合(あ)いの子(こ)でして…」; “Well, it's the child of an acquaintance, and...”; 「蘭(らん)！！　ちゃんと面倒(めんどう)見(み)てろ！！」; “Ran! Properly look after him!”

Key Points

ちゃんと = properly, the way one is supposed to
- Here ちゃんと tells Ran to watch Conan attentively and responsibly, not just casually keep an eye on him.
- In commands, ちゃんと often means do it correctly or do it the proper way.
面倒(めんどう)見(み)てろ is a rough command
- 面倒(めんどう)見(み)てろ comes from 面倒(めんどう)見(み)ていろ.
- The shortened 〜てろ sounds blunt and forceful, which fits Kogoro barking an order at Ran.
Object omission after ちゃんと
- The person being looked after is not repeated, but it clearly means Conan.
- Japanese often leaves that object unstated when the situation already makes it obvious.