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人がズラリと並ぶ (people lining up neatly)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This expression uses the particle が (ga) to mark the subject (人 - people). ズラリと (zurari to) is an adverbial expression, specifically an onomatopoeic/mimetic word (giongo/gitaigo) indicating that many things or people are lined up neatly, precisely, or in a row. 並ぶ (narabu) is an intransitive verb meaning 'to line up' or 'to stand in a row'. The combination emphasizes the visual impact of many people or items arranged uniformly.

Sample sentences

人気店の前には、開店前から人がズラリと並んでいた。

In front of the popular store, people were lined up neatly even before it opened.

展示会場には、世界各国の珍しい切手がズラリと並んでいた。

Rare stamps from various countries were neatly lined up at the exhibition hall.

新しいiPhoneの発売日には、アップルストアの前に人がズラリと並んだ。

On the release day of the new iPhone, people lined up in droves in front of the Apple Store.

Quick facts

verbType:並ぶ (narabu) is an intransitive verb, meaning the subject itself is performing the action of lining up.

onomatopoeia:ズラリ (zurari) is a mimetic word emphasizing a neat, often long, line or arrangement of many items/people.

Often used with

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

ズラリと人が並ぶ (people lining up neatly)

商品がズラリと並ぶ (products lined up in a row)

車がズラリと並ぶ (cars lined up)

ズラリと揃う (all lined up/assembled neatly)

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Example

人気店の前には、開店前から人がズラリと並んでいた。

In front of the popular store, people were lined up neatly even before it opened.

展示会場には、世界各国の珍しい切手がズラリと並んでいた。

Rare stamps from various countries were neatly lined up at the exhibition hall.