別々(べつべつ)に

べつべつに
adverb
separately; individually
1. separately; individually; apart
In a separate or individual manner; not together.
別々(べつべつ)に払(はら)う。
To pay separately.
二人(ふたり)は別々(べつべつ)に帰(かえ)った。
The two went home separately.
書類(しょるい)は別々(べつべつ)に提出(ていしゅつ)してください。
Please submit the documents separately.

別々(べつべつ)に is the adverbial form of the na-adjective 別々(べつべつ), meaning to do something separately or individually rather than together.

RELATED FORMS:

  • 別々(べつべつ)な / 別々(べつべつ)の + noun: separate (as modifier)
  • 別(べつ): separate, different (single form, broader meaning)
  • 別々(べつべつ)だ: to be separate (predicate)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 別々(べつべつ)に払(はら)う: to pay separately
  • 別々(べつべつ)に住(す)む: to live separately
  • 別々(べつべつ)に行動(こうどう)する: to act independently
  • 別々(べつべつ)の道(みち)を行(い)く: to go separate ways

USEFUL PHRASE:
お会計(かいけい)は別々(べつべつ)にお願(ねが)いします means "Separate checks, please" — a practical phrase for dining out in Japan.

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Added 2026.1.20 23:05 · Revised 2026.4.2 19:36
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