それぞれ: "Each"

Introduction

Heya! Welcome to this lesson about それぞれ. It'll be a relatively short one so... rejoice! With all your extra time you can do stuff like... IDK, catch up on your reviews, I guess!

Let's get started!

それぞれ: What is it exactly?

それぞれ can function as either an adverb, or a noun, and can generally be translated to "each".

It's similar to some words you may already know, like たくさん that can be used in two ways:

① 人ひとがたくさんいた

and

② たくさんの人ひとがいた

If you've really been paying attention, you might be saying: "Hey! That's a so-called の-adjective, isn't it???" To which I say, well... yes, but remember, a "の-adjective" is just a way to categorize a noun that happens to be able to modify a verb/adjective using の. There's nothing all too special about it,... and you'll find that それぞれ is no different.