隔(へだ)てる

へだてる

verb (ichidan, transitive)

to separate; to keep apart; to place between

他動詞 transitiveaction

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	隔(へだ)てる	隔(へだ)てない
Present polite	隔(へだ)てます	隔(へだ)てません
Past	隔(へだ)てた	隔(へだ)てなかった
Past polite	隔(へだ)てました	隔(へだ)てませんでした
て form	隔(へだ)てて	隔(へだ)てなくて
ている present	隔(へだ)てている	隔(へだ)てていない
ている polite	隔(へだ)てています	隔(へだ)てていません
ている past	隔(へだ)てていた	隔(へだ)てていなかった
ている past polite	隔(へだ)てていました	隔(へだ)てていませんでした
Conditional ば	隔(へだ)てれば	隔(へだ)てなければ
Conditional たら	隔(へだ)てたら	隔(へだ)てなかったら
Volitional	隔(へだ)てよう	—
Volitional polite	隔(へだ)てましょう	—
Potential	隔(へだ)てられる	隔(へだ)てられない
Passive	隔(へだ)てられる	隔(へだ)てられない
Causative	隔(へだ)てさせる	隔(へだ)てさせない
Imperative	隔(へだ)てろ	隔(へだ)てるな

1. to separate; to set apart; to place a distance or barrier between

To create physical or temporal distance between things. Often used with を to mark the barrier or space, and with に/にして to indicate time or space intervals.

壁(かべ)を隔(へだ)てて話(はな)す。

To talk with a wall between us.

海(うみ)を隔(へだ)てた向(む)こう側(がわ)に島(しま)が見(み)える。

An island is visible on the other side, across the sea.

十年(じゅうねん)の歳月(さいげつ)を隔(へだ)てて再会(さいかい)した。

We reunited after an interval of ten years.

2. to treat differently; to be distant toward

To create emotional distance or show discrimination between people. Used when someone treats others unequally or keeps them at arm's length.

人(ひと)を隔(へだ)てなく接(せっ)する。

To treat everyone equally without discrimination.

彼(かれ)は誰(だれ)に対(たい)しても隔(へだ)てなく親切(しんせつ)だ。

He is kind to everyone without distinction.

初対面(しょたいめん)なのに隔(へだ)てのない態度(たいど)で接(せっ)してくれた。

Despite it being our first meeting, they treated me in a warm and open manner.

隔(へだ)てる means to place something between two things, creating separation or distance. Used for physical barriers, time intervals, and figurative distance between people.

Transitivity

Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
Related intransitive: 隔(へだ)たる (to be distant, to be separated)

Common patterns

壁(かべ)を隔(へだ)てる: with a wall between
海(うみ)を隔(へだ)てる: across the sea
時(とき)を隔(へだ)てて: after a passage of time
隔(へだ)てなく: without distinction, impartially

ASPECT (ている):
隔(へだ)てている describes an ongoing state of separation or distance between two things.

Related words

隔(へだ)たり: gap, distance (physical or emotional, noun form)
隔(へだ)たる: to be distant (intransitive)
分(わ)ける: to divide, to separate (more concrete/everyday)
離(はな)す: to keep apart (more physical)

Related Words

Related: 隔(へだ)たり (gap, distance)

Related: 分(わ)ける (to divide, to separate)

Related: 離(はな)す (to keep apart)

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Added 2026.3.23 10:56 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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