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    人気店には長蛇の列 (ninkiten ni wa chōda no retsu - a long queue at a popular shop)

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    neutral

    How it works

    This phrase literally translates to 'to a popular shop, a long line of snakes'. '人気店 (ninkiten)' means 'popular shop/restaurant'. 'には (ni wa)' indicates the location ('ni') where the phenomenon occurs, with 'wa' emphasizing or contrasting the location. '長蛇の列 (chōda no retsu)' is an idiomatic expression meaning 'a very long queue' (literally 'a long snake's line'). The 'の (no)' particle indicates possession or modifies 'retsu' with 'chōda'.

    Sample sentences

    そのラーメン屋はいつ行っても人気店には長蛇の列ができている。

    Whenever you go to that ramen shop, there's always a long queue at the popular shop.

    イベント会場の人気店には長蛇の列ができていて、入場まで時間がかかった。

    There was a long queue at the popular shop in the event venue, and it took a while to get in.

    新しくオープンしたばかりなのに、もう人気店には長蛇の列ができています。

    Even though it just opened, there's already a long queue at the popular shop.

    Quick facts

    emphasis:The 'wa' in 'には' highlights the popular shop as the location where the long queue is observed.
    idiomaticity:長蛇の列 is a common idiom to describe an extremely long line, often implying great popularity or high demand.

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    Example

    そのラーメン屋はいつ行っても人気店には長蛇の列ができている。

    Whenever you go to that ramen shop, there's always a long queue at the popular shop.

    イベント会場の人気店には長蛇の列ができていて、入場まで時間がかかった。

    There was a long queue at the popular shop in the event venue, and it took a while to get in.

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