隔てる (Hedateru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto interpose; to have between
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto alienate; to estrange
Examples
二つの町は川で隔てられている。
The two towns are separated by a river.
日本海は日本とアジア大陸を隔てている。
The Japan Sea separates Japan from the Asian Continent.
彼は私たちと道を隔てた反対側に住んでいます。
He lives across the street from us.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).