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並ぶ

ならぶ

to line up

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Examples

  1. 店の前に並びます。

    みせのまえにならびます。

    I line up in front of the shop.

  2. 人がたくさん並んでいます。

    ひとがたくさんならんでいます。

    Many people are lining up.

  3. ここに並んでください。

    ここにならんでください。

    Please line up here.

Common patterns

店の前に並ぶ
queue in front of a shop
人が並ぶ
people line up
ここに並ぶ
line up here

Memory tip

並ぶ is intransitive (people line up, marked by が or に), while 並べる is what you do to objects.

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