別々

べつべつ
Alternative writings: 別別
JLPT:N2
Frequency:

1Separate; respectively — things or people that are kept or exist apart from one another rather than together. Common in everyday speech, e.g. when splitting a bill.

Noun Taking 'の'Na-AdjectiveNoun

Examples

すみません、お会計は別々でお願いします。

Excuse me, could we pay separately, please?

二人は結婚後も別々の部屋で寝ている。

The two of them still sleep in separate rooms even after getting married.

荷物は種類ごとに別々の箱に分けておいた。

I packed the luggage into separate boxes by type.

同じ日に生まれた双子だが、性格は全く別々だ。

They're twins born on the same day, but their personalities are completely different.