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    ケーキがズラリと並ぶ (kēki ga zurari to narabu - cakes are lined up neatly)

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression (noun + particle + adverb + verb)
    neutral

    How it works

    This phrase combines a noun (ケーキ - cake) with the subject particle (が - ga), followed by an onomatopoeic/mimetic adverb (ズラリと - zurari to) describing the manner, and finally the verb (並ぶ - narabu - to line up). ズラリと emphasizes that multiple items are lined up regularly or in a neat row.

    Sample sentences

    ショーケースの中に、色とりどりのケーキがズラリと並んでいました。

    Inside the display case, colorful cakes were lined up neatly.

    新しい図書館には、壁一面に本がズラリと並べられている。

    In the new library, books are lined up neatly across an entire wall.

    駅前の商店街には、様々なお店がズラリと並んでいます。

    Various shops are lined up neatly along the shopping street in front of the station.

    Quick facts

    particle_to:The particle と (to) following ズラリ connects the adverb to the verb, specifying the manner of the action.
    onomatopoeia:ズラリ (zurari) is a mimetic word (gitaigo) indicating items are arranged in a long, neat line or row.

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    Example

    ショーケースの中に、色とりどりのケーキがズラリと並んでいました。

    Inside the display case, colorful cakes were lined up neatly.

    新しい図書館には、壁一面に本がズラリと並べられている。

    In the new library, books are lined up neatly across an entire wall.

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