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客がズラリと並ぶ (customers line up neatly)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This phrase combines the noun '客' (customer) with the particle 'が' (subject marker), the onomatopoeic adverb 'ズラリと' (neatly, in a row), and the verb '並ぶ' (to line up). 'ズラリと' describes the manner in which people or things are lined up, emphasizing their straightness or orderly arrangement.

Sample sentences

開店前から、店の前には客がズラリと並んでいた。

Even before the store opened, customers were lined up neatly in front of it.

新しいスマートフォンの発売日には、いつもApple Storeに客がズラリと並ぶ。

On the release day of a new smartphone, customers always line up neatly at the Apple Store.

その人気レストランでは、夕食時には毎日客がズラリと並ぶ光景が見られる。

At that popular restaurant, you can see the sight of customers lining up neatly every day during dinner time.

Quick facts

verb_meaning:並ぶ (narabu) means 'to line up' or 'to form a line'. It is an intransitive verb.

onomatopoeia_usage:ズラリ is an onomatopoeic adverb indicating a large number of items or people lined up straight or in an orderly fashion. The 'と' particle is often appended to onomatopoeic/mimetic adverbs.

Often used with

行列がズラリと並ぶ (a long line forms neatly)

人がズラリと並ぶ (people line up neatly)

商品がズラリと並ぶ (products are lined up neatly)

本がズラリと並ぶ (books are lined up neatly)

車がズラリと並ぶ (cars are lined up neatly)

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Example

開店前から、店の前には客がズラリと並んでいた。

Even before the store opened, customers were lined up neatly in front of it.

新しいスマートフォンの発売日には、いつもApple Storeに客がズラリと並ぶ。

On the release day of a new smartphone, customers always line up neatly at the Apple Store.