ズラリと並ぶ (zurari to narabu - to line up neatly)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This is a fixed expression combining the onomatopoeic/mimetic adverb ズラリ (zurari) with the particle と (to) and the verb 並ぶ (narabu - to line up, to be arranged). ズラリ describes the state of many things lining up or being arranged in a neat, uniform, or extensive manner. The と particle functions here to turn the adverbial word into a manner adverb modifying the verb.
Sample sentences
店の前には、開店を待つ客がズラリと並んでいた。
In front of the store, customers waiting for the opening were lined up neatly.
図書館の棚には、様々なジャンルの本がズラリと並んでいる。
On the library shelves, books of various genres are lined up neatly.
彼は、コレクションのミニカーを机の上にズラリと並べて眺めた。
He lined up his collection of miniature cars neatly on the desk and gazed at them.
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Example
店の前には、開店を待つ客がズラリと並んでいた。
In front of the store, customers waiting for the opening were lined up neatly.
図書館の棚には、様々なジャンルの本がズラリと並んでいる。
On the library shelves, books of various genres are lined up neatly.
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