English–Japanese
“line up” in Japanese
How to say “line up” in Japanese
“Line up” in Japanese is 並ぶ (narabu).
Describes people or things moving into separate positions in an ordered row.
Example sentences with 並ぶ
みんなで並びます。mi n na de nara bi ma su
We line up together.
開店を待つ人が店の前に並んでいます。kai ten o ma tsu hito ga mise no mae ni nara n de i ma su
People are lining up in front of the store before it opens.
Tips for using 並ぶ
- Japanese distinguishes intransitive 並ぶ (narabu), meaning that people or things line up, from transitive 並べる (naraberu), meaning that someone lines them up.
Other Japanese words for “line up”
通り沿いに店が軒を連ねています。tō ri so i ni mise ga noki o tsura ne te i ma su
Stores line the street.