Find English Teachers
Alina
what does 제대로 mean
May 12, 2016 6:17 PM
Answers · 2
2
제대로 means properly, in the right way, the way it should be, etc.
It is 제 + 대로, where 대로 is a suffix meaning "the way it is (not trying to change it)".
So 이대로 means "the way this is now", and 그대로 "the way that/it is now".
제 is a short form of 자기 (self) among others, so 제대로 is like "the way its proper self should be", which means "in the proper way".
You can think of phrases like: 제대로 해! (Do it the proper way!), 제대로 된 연애(a relationship that is right), etc.
May 12, 2016
properly
May 12, 2016
Still haven’t found your answers?
Write down your questions and let the native speakers help you!
Alina
Language Skills
English, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Learning Language
Korean, Spanish
Articles You May Also Like

The Power of Storytelling in Business Communication
39 likes · 9 Comments

Back-to-School English: 15 Must-Know Phrases for the Classroom
26 likes · 6 Comments

Ten Tourist towns in Portugal that nobody remembers
55 likes · 22 Comments
More articles