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ズラリと人が並ぶ (people lining up neatly)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This expression uses the onomatopoeic/mimetic adverb ズラリと (zurari to) to describe the manner of lining up. ズラリ (zurari) implies a long, orderly, or continuous line. 人が並ぶ (hito ga narabu) means 'people line up,' with が marking the subject. The と particle attaches to ズラリ to function adverbially, modifying the verb 並ぶ (narabu).

Sample sentences

開店前には、店の前にズラリと人が並んだ。

Before the store opened, people lined up neatly in front of it.

駅のホームには、電車を待つ人々がズラリと並んでいる。

On the station platform, people waiting for the train are lined up in a long row.

人気イベントの入場券を求めて、ズラリと人が並んでいた。

People were lined up in a long queue, seeking admission tickets for the popular event.

Quick facts

particle_to:The particle と is essential here, transforming the mimetic word ズラリ into an adverb modifying the verb 並ぶ (narabu, to line up/be arranged).

onomatopoeia:ズラリ (zurari) is a mimetic word (gitaigo) describing the state of things being arranged in a long, neat line or row.

Often used with

ズラリと車が並ぶ (cars lining up neatly)

ズラリと本が並ぶ (books lined up neatly)

ズラリと一列に並ぶ (lining up neatly in a single row)

ズラリと勢揃いする (all appearing/gathered in a line)

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Example

開店前には、店の前にズラリと人が並んだ。

Before the store opened, people lined up neatly in front of it.

駅のホームには、電車を待つ人々がズラリと並んでいる。

On the station platform, people waiting for the train are lined up in a long row.