ズラリと本が並ぶ (books lined up neatly)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
「ズラリと」is an onomatopoeic/mimetic adverb (gitaigo) that describes things being lined up neatly or in a long row. It is followed by the particle 「と」 to function adverbially. 「本が並ぶ」 means 'books are lined up' or 'books are arranged'. The combination describes a scene where many books are uniformly and conspicuously arranged.
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。
On the bookshelves, books of various genres were lined up neatly.
新しい図書館の壁一面には、ズラリと本が並び、圧巻の光景だった。
On one entire wall of the new library, books were lined up neatly, a truly magnificent sight.
彼は子供の頃から読書家で、部屋にはいつもズラリと本が並んでいた。
He had been an avid reader since childhood, and his room always had books lined up neatly.
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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。
On the bookshelves, books of various genres were lined up neatly.
新しい図書館の壁一面には、ズラリと本が並び、圧巻の光景だった。
On one entire wall of the new library, books were lined up neatly, a truly magnificent sight.
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