別問題

べつもんだい
different thing
another question
different case

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べつもんだい【別問題】

another ［a different］ question ［story］

something else

［one thingと対(^つい)で］ (それとこれとは)別問題， 話は別.

▲another matter altogether まったくの別問題(＝quite another matter).

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べつもんだい【別問題】

another [a different] question [matter, thing, 《口》 kettle of fish]. [⇒べつ 2]

●…は別問題として apart [aside] from…; letting alone….

●それは別問題だ. That is another story. | That is beside the question. | That's a different kettle of fish [horse of another color].