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N2 る-verb, Transitive verb

(へだ)てるto separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide, to interpose, to have between, to alienate, to estrange

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide

    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to interpose, to have between

    3. る-verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to alienate, to estrange

    All Forms

    隔てる 【へだてる】距てる 【へだてる】

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    Examples

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      垣根(かきね)(へだ)()(けん)(いえ)()っています。

      Two houses are built separated by a hedge.

      • N2

      弁護士(べんごし)とクライアントがテーブルを(へだ)(すわ)った。

      The lawyer and the client sat across the table isolated from each other.

      • N2

      イギリス海峡(かいきょう)はイギリスとヨーロッパ大陸(たいりく)(へだ)ている。

      The English Channel separates the UK from the European continent.

      • N2

      障子(しょうじ)(へだ)(はな)していて相手(あいて)表情(ひょうじょう)気持(きも)ちが()かるものか!

      How can you understand the other person's facial expression or feelings when you're talking separated by a shoji screen?

      • N2

      沢山(たくさん)(あやま)ったとして、二人(ふたり)(へだ)疑心暗鬼(ぎしんあんき)()くなる(こと)にはなりません。

      Even if I apologize profusely, it won't erase the mistrust that has separated us.

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