No. 3,141 in Japanese
別々
"Separately" or "individually."
In a sentence
私たちは別々にレストランに行きました。
We went to the restaurant separately.
In this sentence, '別々' is used to express the concept of doing an action independently or separately, indicating that the individuals acted on their own without accompanying each other.
プレゼントは別々に包装してください。
Please wrap the presents separately.
Here, '別々' conveys the idea of treating multiple items individually or distinctly, specifying that each present should have its own wrapping.
この問題については、別々の意見があります。
Regarding this issue, there are separate opinions.
In this context, '別々' highlights a distinction between opinions or perspectives, implying diversity or individual variation in viewpoints.
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