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本がズラリと並んだ本棚 (hon ga zurari to naranda hondana - a bookshelf with books lined up)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression / noun phrase

neutral

How it works

This is a noun phrase where '本棚' (bookshelf) is modified by the clause '本がズラリと並んだ' (books are lined up neatly). The particle 'が' marks '本' as the subject of the subordinate clause, and 'ズラリと' is an adverbial expression indicating the manner of '並んだ' (lined up). The past tense verb '並んだ' acts as a pre-noun modifier for '本棚'.

Sample sentences

書斎には、壁一面に本がズラリと並んだ本棚があった。

In the study, there was a bookshelf covering an entire wall with books neatly lined up.

子供部屋に新しく購入した本棚には、絵本がズラリと並んだ。

In the newly purchased bookshelf for the children's room, picture books were neatly lined up.

その本屋の入り口には、話題の新刊がズラリと並んだ本棚が置かれていた。

At the entrance of that bookstore, there was a bookshelf with popular new releases neatly lined up.

Quick facts

onomatopoeia:ズラリ (zurari) is an onomatopoeic/mimetic word (giongo/gitaigo) that describes things being lined up in a neat, orderly, and often impressive row. The particle 'と' is commonly attached to such words to turn them into adverbs.

Often used with

本がぎっしり並んだ本棚 (hondana filled with books)

商品がズラリと並んだ棚 (shelves with products neatly lined up)

ズラリと並んだ人たち (people lined up in a row)

ズラリと並ぶ (to be lined up neatly)

Mnemonic

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Example

書斎には、壁一面に本がズラリと並んだ本棚があった。

In the study, there was a bookshelf covering an entire wall with books neatly lined up.

子供部屋に新しく購入した本棚には、絵本がズラリと並んだ。

In the newly purchased bookshelf for the children's room, picture books were neatly lined up.