also: べっか
別家する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 別家する | 別家しない |
| Polite | 別家します | 別家しません |
| Past polite | 別家しました | 別家しませんでした |
| Past | 別家した | 別家しなかった |
| Te-form | 別家して | 別家しないで |
| Desire | 別家したい | 別家したくない |
| Potential | 別家できる | 別家できない |
| Passive | 別家される | 別家されない |
| Causative | 別家させる | 別家させない |
| Causative passive | 別家させられる | 別家させられない |
| Volitional | 別家しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 別家しましょう | |
| Imperative | 別家しろ | 別家するな |
| Conditional | 別家すれば | 別家しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 別家したら | 別家しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
branch family; cadet family
Refers to a family line that has split off from the main family, often in traditional Japanese household systems. Also used for the act of establishing such a branch.
He branched off from the main family and started a new business.
この地域には、江戸時代から続く別家が多い。
In this area, there are many branch families that have continued since the Edo period.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
setting up a new shop under the same name after leaving one's employer
Specifically refers to a former employee leaving to establish an independent business while retaining the original shop name, often with the master's permission. Related to the practice of 暖簾分け (noren-wake).
See also: 暖簾分け
暖簾分けとして、彼は暖簾を守りながら別家した。
As a noren-wake, he set up a branch shop while preserving the goodwill of the original.
長年勤めた後、主人の許しを得て別家を許された。
After many years of service, he was permitted to establish his own shop under the same name.
separate house
Archaic meaning; refers to a physically separate dwelling, not necessarily a branch family. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
古文書には、別家を構えることが記されている。
Old documents record the building of a separate house.