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商品がズラリと並ぶ (shōhin ga zurari to narabu - products are lined up neatly)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This phrase uses the particle が (ga) to mark the subject (商品 - shōhin, products). ズラリ (zurari) is an adverbial onomatopoeia/mimetic word indicating that things are lined up neatly and extensively. と (to) is an adverbial particle that follows mimetics. 並ぶ (narabu) is an intransitive verb meaning 'to be lined up' or 'to stand in a row'.

Sample sentences

デパートの食品売り場には、新鮮な野菜がズラリと並んでいた。

In the department store's food section, fresh vegetables were lined up neatly.

彼の書斎には、壁一面に専門書がズラリと並んでいる。

In his study, specialized books are lined up neatly along the entire wall.

イベント会場の外には、入場を待つ人々がズラリと並んでいた。

Outside the event venue, people waiting to enter were lined up in a long row.

Quick facts

verb_transitivity:並ぶ (narabu) is intransitive, meaning the items themselves are doing the 'lining up'. For transitive 'to line up something', 並べる (naraberu) would be used.

mimetic_word_usage:ズラリ (zurari) is a gitaigo (mimetic word) that vividly describes the state of objects being lined up densely and uniformly, often implying an impressive quantity or orderliness.

Often used with

本がズラリと並ぶ (hon ga zurari to narabu - books are lined up neatly)

車がズラリと並ぶ (kuruma ga zurari to narabu - cars are lined up in a row)

ズラリと並んだ商品 (zurari to naranda shōhin - products neatly lined up)

人がズラリと並ぶ (hito ga zurari to narabu - people are lined up in a row)

Mnemonic

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Example

デパートの食品売り場には、新鮮な野菜がズラリと並んでいた。

In the department store's food section, fresh vegetables were lined up neatly.

彼の書斎には、壁一面に専門書がズラリと並んでいる。

In his study, specialized books are lined up neatly along the entire wall.