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ばらばら

scattered, in pieces

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Examples

  1. 書類がばらばらになった。

    しょるいがばらばらになった。

    The papers got scattered.

  2. みんなの意見はばらばらだ。

    みんなのいけんはばらばらだ。

    Everyone's opinions are all over the place.

  3. 時計をばらばらに分解してみた。

    とけいをばらばらにぶんかいしてみた。

    I took the watch apart into pieces.

  4. 家族はみんなばらばらの町に住んでいる。

    かぞくはみんなばらばらのまちにすんでいる。

    My family all live in different towns.

Common patterns

ばらばらになる
to fall apart, to be scattered
意見がばらばらだ
opinions are divided
ばらばらに壊れる
to break into pieces

Memory tip

ばらばら covers both physical pieces coming apart and people or opinions failing to line up. 別々 is the neutral word for 'separate' (separate bills), while ばらばら suggests disorder or a loss of unity.

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