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    長い行列 (long queue/line)

    Grammar & Usage

    noun phrase
    neutral

    How it works

    This phrase consists of an i-adjective, 長い (nagai, 'long'), directly modifying a noun, 行列 (gyōretsu, 'queue' or 'line'). I-adjectives always precede the noun they modify without any connecting particles. It describes a queue that is physically lengthy.

    Sample sentences

    人気店なので、いつも店の前には長い行列ができています。

    Because it's a popular shop, there's always a long queue in front of it.

    コンサート会場に入るまで、とても長い行列に並びました。

    We stood in a very long queue to enter the concert venue.

    ディズニーランドでは、アトラクションに乗るのに長い行列は避けられません。

    At Disneyland, long queues to ride attractions are unavoidable.

    Quick facts

    nuance:While both 長い行列 and 長い列 mean 'long line/queue', 行列 specifically implies a line of people waiting for something (e.g., at a shop, event), whereas 列 can also refer to a row of objects.
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    Example

    人気店なので、いつも店の前には長い行列ができています。

    Because it's a popular shop, there's always a long queue in front of it.

    コンサート会場に入るまで、とても長い行列に並びました。

    We stood in a very long queue to enter the concert venue.

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