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What does 別に (べつに, betsuni) mean?

別に (べつに, betsuni) means not particularly; separately.

Quick facts
Readingべつに
Romajibetsuni
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
べつに
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbetsuni

not particularly; separately

  1. 1adverb (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
  2. 2adverb separately; apart; additionally

Example sentences

  • There's no particular problem.

  • "What's wrong?" "Nothing."

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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