別々・別別|べつべつbetsubetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
別々別々 is the more common written form of this word, and beginners should use it by default.
別別別別 is a less common written form. Beginners should normally choose 別々 instead when writing.
Definitions
- no-adjective, na-adjectiveseparate; respective; different
Conjugation
| Plain form | 別々（べつべつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 別々です（べつべつです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 別々ではない（べつべつではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 別々ではありません（べつべつではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 別々だった（べつべつだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 別々ではなかった（べつべつではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 別々で（べつべつで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 別々に（べつべつに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 別々なら（べつべつなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym別個べっこNeutralFor things that are independent of each other or treated as separate matters, as in 「別個の問題」. Leans written; 「別々」 leans toward acting separately.
- Related別様べつようWrittenWritten style, for a different manner or method, as in 「別様の方法」. 「別々」 is about each being separate, so the meanings differ.
- Antonym一緒いっしょNeutralMeans being together, the direct opposite of 「別々」 with its sense of being separate and each on their own.
- Antonym同じおなじNeutralMeans being the same, the opposite of 「別々」, where each thing is different.
Use 「別々」 for things or people being separate and acting individually, as in 「別々に払う」. Use 「別個」 for items treated as independent or separate matters, and 「別様」 in formal writing for a different method. The opposites are 「一緒」 and 「同じ」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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