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本棚に本がズラーッと並んでいる (books are lined up on the bookshelf)

Grammar & Usage

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How it works

This clause follows the pattern of '[Location] に [Subject] が [Adverb] [Verb-te iru]'. The mimetic adverb 'ズラーッと' (zurātto) vividly describes numerous objects arranged continuously in a long line. The predicate '並んでいる' combines the intransitive verb '並ぶ' (to line up) with '-ている' to express the resultant state of being arranged.

Sample sentences

店のショーケースには、美味しそうなケーキがズラーッと並んでいる。

Delicious-looking cakes are lined up in a long row in the store's showcase.

開店前にもかかわらず、入り口には人がズラーッと並んでいた。

Even before the store opened, people were lined up in a long queue at the entrance.

彼の部屋に行くと、壁一面にフィギュアがズラーッと並べられていた。

When I went to his room, figures were lined up all over the entire wall.

Quick facts

aspect:並んでいる (narande iru) functions as a resultant state marker rather than an ongoing progressive action.

gitaigo:ズラーッと (zurātto) is a mimetic word (gitaigo) emphasizing an uninterrupted, prominent sequence of items or people.

particles:に marks the location where the items exist/are placed, and が marks the subject.

Often used with

ズラーッと並ぶ (to line up in a long row)

本棚に並べる (to line up/arrange on a bookshelf)

ズラリと並ぶ (to be lined up in impressive rows)

ずらっと並んだ (lined up in a long line)

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Example

店のショーケースには、美味しそうなケーキがズラーッと並んでいる。

Delicious-looking cakes are lined up in a long row in the store's showcase.

開店前にもかかわらず、入り口には人がズラーッと並んでいた。

Even before the store opened, people were lined up in a long queue at the entrance.