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ズラリと並ぶ (to line up neatly)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This phrase combines the adverb ズラリと (zurari to), which describes something lining up in a neat, orderly, or numerous fashion, with the verb 並ぶ (narabu), meaning 'to line up' or 'to stand in a row'. The particle と (to) here functions as an adverbial particle, linking the onomatopoeic/mimetic adverb ズラリ (zurari) to the verb. It emphasizes the appearance or manner of lining up.

Sample sentences

お店の前に新商品がズラリと並んでいた。

New products were neatly lined up in front of the store.

図書館には様々なジャンルの本がズラリと並んでいる。

Various genres of books are neatly lined up in the library.

開場前から、多くの人がズラリと並んで入場を待っていた。

Even before the opening, many people were lined up waiting to enter.

Quick facts

onomatopoeia:ズラリ (zurari) is a giongo/gitaigo (onomatopoeic/mimetic word) that describes the state of many things being lined up in an orderly or dense fashion.

transitivity_note:並ぶ (narabu) is an intransitive verb. If describing something being lined up *by someone*, 並べる (naraberu - transitive) would be used, often with ズラリと並べられる (zurari to naraberareru - to be lined up neatly) or ズラリと並べる (to line up neatly [something]).

Often used with

本がズラリと並ぶ (books lining up neatly)

車がズラリと並ぶ (cars lining up in a row)

人がズラリと並ぶ (people lining up in great numbers)

ズラリと勢揃い (all lined up, in full array)

商品がズラリと陳列されている (merchandise neatly displayed)

Mnemonic

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Example

お店の前に新商品がズラリと並んでいた。

New products were neatly lined up in front of the store.

図書館には様々なジャンルの本がズラリと並んでいる。

Various genres of books are neatly lined up in the library.