Translating 別として


> ウソかホントかは **別として** 、聞いたことあるその話。

Could someone help me translate this sentence? I tried but it sounds horrible,
I don't know what is best way to translate 別として here. Thank you!




Your translation is really close! You should probably be able to understand it
if you took a look at the meaning of 別として
[here.](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%88%A5%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6) If not,
the rest of the stuff I've written below should help you get the meaning in
relation to how the grammar is working here.

This is a great sentence for learning the uses of か as well, and I think that
is important to understand how the first part `ウソかホントかは` works before we get
to the 別として part. If you feel like you have a good understanding of
`ウソかホントかは,` go ahead and skip the next paragraph, which I am including for
context for the rest of my translation.

`ウソかホント` can be roughly translated as `lie or real` (i.e. `true or false`) The
second か here makes it an embedded question. The part that gives this away is
the は, which is the particle that every Japanese learner spends days trying to
learn.

[別として](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%88%A5%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6) is defined
by jisho.org to mean: `"other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save
for​."` The way I personally understand the usage in your sentence is
something to the effect of `"Regardless of whether or not this is true..."` A
literal translation here would be something like `"Apart from the question of
if it's a lie, or real ... "`

The following would be my translation of your sentence:

> ウソかホントかは別として、聞いたことあるその話。
>
> Setting aside whether it's true or false, I have heard that story (as well).

I put the (as well) in parenthesis because while the sentence never directly
said it, it seems like it is being implied.

Hope it helps.




Your translation is really close! You should probably be able to understand it
if you took a look at the meaning of 別として
[here.](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%88%A5%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6) If not,
the rest of the stuff I've written below should help you get the meaning in
relation to how the grammar is working here.

This is a great sentence for learning the uses of か as well, and I think that
is important to understand how the first part `ウソかホントかは` works before we get
to the 別として part. If you feel like you have a good understanding of
`ウソかホントかは,` go ahead and skip the next paragraph, which I am including for
context for the rest of my translation.

`ウソかホント` can be roughly translated as `lie or real` (i.e. `true or false`) The
second か here makes it an embedded question. The part that gives this away is
the は, which is the particle that every Japanese learner spends days trying to
learn.

[別として](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%88%A5%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6) is defined
by jisho.org to mean: `"other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save
for​."` The way I personally understand the usage in your sentence is
something to the effect of `"Regardless of whether or not this is true..."` A
literal translation here would be something like `"Apart from the question of
if it's a lie, or real ... "`

The following would be my translation of your sentence:

> ウソかホントかは別として、聞いたことあるその話。
>
> Setting aside whether it's true or false, I have heard that story (as well).

I put the (as well) in parenthesis because while the sentence never directly
said it, it seems like it is being implied.

Hope it helps.

