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N3 Lesson 4: 21/21

それぞれEach, Respectively

Structure

それぞれ + Phrase
それぞれ + の + Noun

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About それぞれ

それぞれ is a noun in Japanese that is used similarly to 'each' in English. Like other nouns that can be used adverbially (ほとんど, 沢山(たくさん), and かなり for example), それぞれ regularly comes before a whole sentence, or before a specific noun preceded by の.

Fun Fact

それぞれ comes from the same kanji as 其(それ), the word used to highlight 'that' (close to the listener) in Japanese. Due to this, the literal meaning of それぞれ is 'that and that' (interpreted simply as 'everyone', or 'each).

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Examples

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    それぞれ行(い)きたいところに行(い)きましょう。

    Let's go to each of the places we want to go (respectively).

    生(い)き物(もの)はそれぞれ食(た)べるものが違(ちが)う。

    Living things each eat different things respectively.

    それぞれ好(す)きな運動(うんどう)をした。

    We each (respectively) did exercises that we like.

    これからはそれぞれの道(みち)を行(い)くことに決(き)めた。

    We decided that we will each (respectively) go our separate ways from now on.

    人(ひと)それぞれ癖(くせ)というものがあります。

    Each (respective) person has a habit.

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