別べつ問もん題だい

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Meanings

noun

different matter; separate issue; another question

Used to assert that something is unrelated to the current topic, or should be treated as a distinct case. Often appears in phrases like それは別問題だ (that's a different matter).

能のう力りょくがあるかどうかと、やる気きがあるかどうかは別べつ問もん題だいだ。
Whether you have the ability and whether you have the motivation are separate issues.
彼かれの意い見けんは面おも白しろいが、それが正ただしいかどうかは別べつ問もん題だいだ。
His opinion is interesting, but whether it's correct is another question.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉とは別べつ問もん題だいだto be a separate matter from 〈事〉
能のう力りょくがあることとやる気きがあることとは別べつ問もん題だいだ。
Having ability and having motivation are two separate matters.
〈事こと〉は別べつ問もん題だいとしてsetting 〈事〉aside as a separate matter
費ひ用ようは別べつ問もん題だいとして、まずアイデアを検けん討とうしよう。
Setting the cost aside as a separate matter, let's first examine the idea.
〈事こと〉は別べつ問もん題だいになるfor 〈事〉to become a separate issue
法ほう律りつ的てきには合ごう法ほうでも、道どう徳とく的てきには別べつ問もん題だいになる。
Even if it's legal, it becomes a separate issue morally.