長い列がズラリと並ぶ (a long queue forming neatly)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase describes a situation where many items or people are arranged in a long, orderly line. 「長い列」 (nagai retsu) means 'a long line/queue'. 「が」 (ga) is the subject particle. 「ズラリと」 (zurari to) is an adverbial expression indicating that many items are lined up neatly and uniformly. 「並ぶ」 (narabu) is an intransitive verb meaning 'to line up' or 'to be arranged'.
Sample sentences
駅の改札口には、電車の到着を待つ長い列がズラリと並んでいた。
At the station's ticket gate, a long queue of people waiting for the train's arrival was neatly formed.
その有名店の前には、開店前から長い列がズラリと並んでいました。
In front of that famous shop, a long queue had neatly formed even before opening hours.
本屋の棚には、新刊書が長い列をなしてズラリと並べられている。
On the bookstore shelves, new releases are neatly lined up in a long row.
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Example
駅の改札口には、電車の到着を待つ長い列がズラリと並んでいた。
At the station's ticket gate, a long queue of people waiting for the train's arrival was neatly formed.
その有名店の前には、開店前から長い列がズラリと並んでいました。
In front of that famous shop, a long queue had neatly formed even before opening hours.
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