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ズラリと並んだ本 (books lined up)

Grammar & Usage

noun phrase (adverb + verb + noun)

neutral

How it works

This phrase combines an adverbial expression (ズラリと) modifying a past-tense verb (並んだ) which then acts as an attributive clause to modify a noun (本). ズラリと is an onomatopoeic/mimetic adverb (gitaigo) describing the state of things being lined up uniformly and orderly. 並んだ is the past tense (ta-form) of the verb 並ぶ (narabu, to line up), which directly modifies 本 (hon, book).

Sample sentences

書棚には様々なジャンルの本がズラリと並んでいた。

Books of various genres were neatly lined up on the bookshelf.

イベント会場には、新刊がズラリと並んだ特設ブースがあった。

At the event venue, there was a special booth with new releases lined up in a row.

彼は本好きで、部屋にはどこからともなく手に入れたズラリと並んだ本があった。

He loves books, and in his room, there were books he had acquired from who knows where, lined up neatly.

Quick facts

gitaigo:ズラリ is a gitaigo (mimetic word) that vividly describes a uniform and orderly arrangement. The 'と' particle is often appended to gitaigo to form an adverbial phrase.

verbForm:並んだ is the past/perfective form of 並ぶ (narabu), used here to describe a completed state or action, functioning as an adjective to the noun 本.

Often used with

ズラリと並んだ商品 (goods lined up neatly)

ズラリと並んだ家 (houses lined up in a row)

ズラリと並んだ人々 (people lined up)

本がズラリと並ぶ (books line up neatly)

ズラリと並べられた (lined up uniformly)

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Example

書棚には様々なジャンルの本がズラリと並んでいた。

Books of various genres were neatly lined up on the bookshelf.

イベント会場には、新刊がズラリと並んだ特設ブースがあった。

At the event venue, there was a special booth with new releases lined up in a row.