What does nameはnameで mean?


> 井上は井上で待つだけじゃなく。自分から彼に話しかければいいじゃないか

I understand he's basically "You shouldn't just wait. Approach him on your
own"

But what does the repeated noun here adds?




> **井上は井上で** 、待つだけじゃなく自分から彼に話しかければいいじゃないか
>
>   * **Inoue, for your part** , you should talk to him instead of just
> waiting around.
>   * **Inoue, you have your own problem!** Don't just wait, why don't you
> approach him on your own?
>

This `AはAで` is an important construction that basically means "in A's own
way". Here it's used to indicate that Inoue has **his own** problem (although
the other person has a problem). You haven't provided any previous context,
but a sentence like this never appears without context. There should be a
criticism of **someone else** just before this, for example, something like
"佐藤はもっと周囲に気を配り、仲間はずれの人がいないか気をつけるべきだ".

See the following questions for similar examples.

  * [Meaning of あいつはあいつで](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/78118/5010)

> It's used when the process/reason/method is different but the essential
> result/conclusion is the same.

  * [What is the meaning of あいつはあいつで?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21167/5010)
  * [Meaning of 「これはこれで」, and the difference between it and 「それはそれとして」](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/30134/5010)
  * [What does the pattern [xはxで] mean?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/41752/5010)

And [the answer to this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/72280/5010) lists several
patterns that look similar.

