Japanese word

並ぶ

Pronunciation

Romajinarabu

Meaning

  • verbline up

Example

みんなが並びます。mi n na ga nara bi ma su

Everyone lines up.

Illustration for 並ぶ (line up)

More examples

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.

Core concept

Describes people or things moving into separate positions in an ordered row.

Common phrases

  • 列に並ぶretsu ni nara bu

    line up in a queue

  • 一列に並ぶichi retsu ni nara bu

    line up in a single file

Similar words

行列するgyōretsusuru: To join others in a line or queue.

Definition in Japanese

人や物が列を作って、順に位置すること。hito ya mono ga retsu o tsuku tte jun ni i chi su ru ko to

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 並ぶ (narabu) expresses forming an ordered row, and its noun form 並び (narabi) comes from the verb's stem.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Opposites

Related words

  • 並び方narabikataway of lining upnoun
  • 並びnarabiarrangementnoun

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