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ズラリと並んだ家々 (houses lined up in a row)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression (adjectival phrase)

neutral

How it works

This phrase describes multiple houses (家々 - ieie) that are neatly or extensively lined up. ズラリと (zurari to) is an adverbial expression indicating things being arranged in a long line or row. 並んだ (naranda) is the past tense (or perfective aspect) of 並ぶ (narabu - to line up), modifying 家々.

Sample sentences

駅前の通りには、ズラリと並んだ家々が続いていた。

Along the street in front of the station, houses lined up in a row continued.

その景色は、まるで絵葉書のようにズラリと並んだ家々が美しかった。

The scenery was beautiful, with houses lined up neatly like a postcard.

丘の上から見下ろすと、ズラリと並んだ家々がミニチュアのように見えた。

Looking down from the top of the hill, the houses lined up in a row looked like miniatures.

Quick facts

onomatopoeia:ズラリ (zurari) is a mimetic word (giongo or gitaigo) describing the state of things being arranged neatly and extensively in a line.

plural_marker:家々 (ieie) uses the repetition kanji 々 (noma) to indicate a plural or collective sense of 'houses'.

Often used with

ズラリと並んだ本棚 (bookshelves lined up in a row)

ズラリと並んだ車 (cars lined up in a row)

ズラリと並んだ商品 (products lined up in a row)

ズラリと並ぶ (to line up neatly)

ズラリと並べられた (arranged neatly in a row)

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Example

駅前の通りには、ズラリと並んだ家々が続いていた。

Along the street in front of the station, houses lined up in a row continued.

その景色は、まるで絵葉書のようにズラリと並んだ家々が美しかった。

The scenery was beautiful, with houses lined up neatly like a postcard.