仕事を適当にこなす (shigoto o tekitoo ni konasu - to do one's work perfunctorily)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase consists of the noun 仕事 (work) followed by the accusative particle を, the adverbial form of the na-adjective 適当 (適当に), and the transitive verb こなす (to manage, handle, or process). While 適当 historically means 'appropriate' or 'proper', in this colloquial context it carries the nuance of doing something half-heartedly, carelessly, or just enough to get by. The verb こなす conjugates as a standard Godan verb ending in -su.
Sample sentences
彼はいつも仕事を適当にこなして、定時に帰ってしまう。
He always does his work half-heartedly and leaves right on time.
仕事を適当にこなしていると、いつか大きなミスにつながるよ。
If you just handle your work perfunctorily, it will eventually lead to a major mistake.
今日は疲れているので、残りの仕事を適当にこなして早く休みたい。
I'm tired today, so I just want to breeze through the rest of the work half-heartedly and rest early.
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Example
彼はいつも仕事を適当にこなして、定時に帰ってしまう。
He always does his work half-heartedly and leaves right on time.
仕事を適当にこなしていると、いつか大きなミスにつながるよ。
If you just handle your work perfunctorily, it will eventually lead to a major mistake.
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