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ズラリと並んだ店 (stores lined up neatly)

Grammar & Usage

descriptive phrase

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How it works

This phrase describes a scene where multiple stores are arranged in an orderly line. ズラリと (zurari to) is an adverbial expression indicating that things are lined up neatly and uniformly. 並んだ (naranda) is the past tense (連体形 - rentaikei, attributive form) of the verb 並ぶ (narabu, to line up/be arranged), which modifies the noun 店 (mise, stores/shops).

Sample sentences

その商店街には、ズラリと並んだ店が活気にあふれていた。

That shopping street was bustling with stores lined up neatly.

博物館の入口には、ズラリと並んだ店でお土産が売られていた。

At the entrance of the museum, souvenirs were sold in stores lined up in a row.

フェスティバル会場では、様々なフードを提供するズラリと並んだ店が人気を集めていた。

At the festival venue, the various food stores lined up neatly were very popular.

Quick facts

adverbial_particle:と (to) is an adverbial particle that often follows gitaigo/giongo (mimetic/onomatopoeic words) to indicate the manner of an action or state.

onomatopoeia_or_mimetic:ズラリ (zurari) is a mimetic word (gitaigo) describing the state of things being lined up in a neat, orderly, and often impressive row.

Often used with

ズラリと並んだ本棚 (bookshelves lined up neatly)

ズラリと並んだ車 (cars lined up in a row)

ズラリと並んだ商品 (products neatly displayed)

ズラリと並ぶ (to line up neatly)

ズラリと立ち並ぶ (to stand in a neat row)

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Example

その商店街には、ズラリと並んだ店が活気にあふれていた。

That shopping street was bustling with stores lined up neatly.

博物館の入口には、ズラリと並んだ店でお土産が売られていた。

At the entrance of the museum, souvenirs were sold in stores lined up in a row.