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行列に並ぶ (gyōretsu ni narabu - to stand in line)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This is a verb phrase consisting of the noun 行列 (gyōretsu, line/queue) followed by the particle に (ni) indicating location or direction, and the verb 並ぶ (narabu, to line up/stand in a row). The particle に specifies the object or place of the action 並ぶ (narabu) when used with concepts like 'line'.

Sample sentences

人気店なので、いつもお客さんが行列に並んでいます。

Because it's a popular store, customers are always standing in line.

チケットを買うために、私たちは長い行列に並んだ。

We stood in a long line to buy tickets.

レジで支払うため、行列に並んでお待ちください。

Please wait in line to pay at the register.

Quick facts

verb_conjugation:並ぶ (narabu) is a Godan verb (五段動詞), meaning its conjugations follow a specific pattern. For example, its -masu form is 並びます (narabimasu).

Often used with

長蛇の列 (chōda no retsu) - a long queue

行列を作る (gyōretsu o tsukuru) - to form a line

行列ができる (gyōretsu ga dekiru) - a line forms

列に割り込む (retsu ni warikomu) - to cut in line

列の先頭 (retsu no sentō) - the front of the line

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Example

人気店なので、いつもお客さんが行列に並んでいます。

Because it's a popular store, customers are always standing in line.

チケットを買うために、私たちは長い行列に並んだ。

We stood in a long line to buy tickets.