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

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression (verb phrase)

neutral

How it works

This is a transitive verb phrase. 行列 (gyōretsu) is the direct object marked by the particle を (o), indicating what is being formed or made. 作る (tsukuru) is a regular Godan verb meaning 'to make' or 'to create'.

Sample sentences

人気レストランの前には、いつも長い行列を作る人がいます。

There are always people forming a long queue in front of the popular restaurant.

開店前から、人々は限定品を求めて行列を作っていた。

Even before the store opened, people were forming a queue for the limited edition items.

イベント会場では、入場を待つ人々が行列を作っていました。

At the event venue, people waiting for admission were forming a line.

Quick facts

kanjiMeaning:行 (row/line) + 列 (line/file) = 行列 (queue/line)

verbConjugation:作る (tsukuru) is a Group 1 (Godan) verb. Common forms include 作ります (tsukurimasu - polite present), 作った (tsukutta - past), 作らない (tsukuranai - negative).

Often used with

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

行列ができる (gyōretsu ga dekiru - a queue forms/appears)

長蛇の列 (chōda no retsu - a long queue/line)

大行列 (dai-gyōretsu - a big/long queue)

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Example

人気レストランの前には、いつも長い行列を作る人がいます。

There are always people forming a long queue in front of the popular restaurant.

開店前から、人々は限定品を求めて行列を作っていた。

Even before the store opened, people were forming a queue for the limited edition items.