Today’s Grammar Point:  ～とべつに/～とはべつに

べつに alone means “particularly” or “in particular” but you can use it in the form of “～とべつに” or “～とはべつに” to say “apart from ～” or “separately from ～.” This は is for showing contrast, so if you use は, “apart from” part gets emphasised.

Connections

• [noun] と別べつに
• [noun] とは別べつに

Examples

コースの料理りょうりとは別べつに、餃子ぎょうざも頼たのんだ。
Apart from the course dishes, I also ordered gyoza dumplings.

授業料じゅぎょうりょうと（は）別べつに教材費きょうざいひがかかります。
Apart from the tuition fee, you will be charged for materials.

ジョンさんには奥おくさんと（は）別べつに愛人あいじんがいます。
John has a mistress apart from his wife.

夫おっとにプレゼントするワインと（は）別べつに、自分じぶんで飲のむワインも買かいました。
Apart from the wine I give to my husband, I also bought the wine I drink myself.

本業ほんぎょうと（は）別べつに副業ふくぎょうをしている人ひとが多おおいです。
There are many people who have a side business separately from their main business.

この問題もんだいと（は）別べつに、何なにか質問しつもんがありますか。
Do you have any questions apart from this problem?

エイミーさんは学校がっこうの宿題しゅくだいと（は）別べつに毎日まいにち三時間さんじかんバイオリンの練習れんしゅうをします。
Amy practices the violin for three hours every day, apart from her school homework.

あの政治家せいじかには公表こうひょうしている資産しさんとは別べつに、奥おくさん名義めいぎの資産しさんがたくさんあります。
That politician has a lot of assets in his wife’s name, apart from the assets he has made public.

[plain form verb] の と（は）べつに

We sometimes use “[plain form verb] + の” instead of a noun and that means “What … does/did.”

私わたしたちが食たべるのとは別べつに、息子むすこの離乳食りにゅうしょくも作つくらなければなりません。
Apart from what we eat, we also have to make baby food for our son.

母ははが作つくってくれたのとは別べつに、私わたしもこれを作つくりました。
Apart from what my mother made, I also made this.

今日きょう買かったのとは別べつに、昨日きのうまでに買かったワインもあります。
Apart from what I bought today, I also have wines I bought by yesterday.

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