What does ろくな mean here? And is こと a nominalizer here?


ほらなやっぱ他人と関わるとろくなことがねえ。

What does ろくなことがねえ。mean? And is こと a nominalizer here?




> ろくなこと

ろく:  
禄/碌 is a prize or reward of the contribution.  
陸 is a thing placed flat or satisfying.  
(否定文)ろくな ... ない - good, satisfied, decent and worth telling.

All together, "The thing is not worth telling."

> ほらなやっぱ他人と関わるとろくなことがねえ。

"See, I knew when I involved other guys, no decent thing ain't happened."




> ろくなこと

ろく:  
禄/碌 is a prize or reward of the contribution.  
陸 is a thing placed flat or satisfying.  
(否定文)ろくな ... ない - good, satisfied, decent and worth telling.

All together, "The thing is not worth telling."

> ほらなやっぱ他人と関わるとろくなことがねえ。

"See, I knew when I involved other guys, no decent thing ain't happened."

