別々(べつべつ)に

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.

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.