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人がズラリと並ぶ (people are lined up)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This phrase combines the noun 人 (hito, person/people), the particle が (ga, subject marker), the adverb ズラリと (zurari to, in a neat row), and the verb 並ぶ (narabu, to line up/be lined up). ズラリと is an onomatopoeic/mimetic adverb describing a state of many things or people being lined up neatly or extensively. The particle と (to) here functions to connect the adverb to the verb.

Sample sentences

開店前から店の前には人がズラリと並んでいた。

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

会場には、すでに多くの人がズラリと並んで入場を待っていた。

At the venue, many people were already lined up, waiting to enter.

人気イベントなので、朝早くからチケット売り場に人がズラリと並び始めた。

Since it's a popular event, people started lining up neatly at the ticket counter from early in the morning.

Quick facts

nuance:ズラリ (zurari) implies a large number of things or people arranged neatly and extensively, often suggesting an impressive or organized display.

adverbialParticle:The particle 'と' (to) often follows mimetic/onomatopoeic adverbs like ズラリ (zurari) to indicate the manner in which an action is performed or a state exists.

Often used with

本がズラリと並ぶ (books are lined up)

商品がズラリと並ぶ (products are lined up)

車がズラリと並ぶ (cars are lined up)

ズラリと勢揃いする (to be all present and lined up)

ズラリと一列に並ぶ (to line up in a neat row)

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Example

開店前から店の前には人がズラリと並んでいた。

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

会場には、すでに多くの人がズラリと並んで入場を待っていた。

At the venue, many people were already lined up, waiting to enter.