Japanese

ならぶ
Meaning: to line up; to stand in a row; to equal
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 並ぶ 並ばない
Polite 並びます 並びません
Past 並んだ 並ばなかった
Polite + Past 並びました 並びませんでした
Te-form 並んで 並ばなくて
Potential 並べる 並べない
Passive 並ばれる 並ばれない
Causative 並ばせる 並ばせない
Causative + Passive 並ばされる 並ばされない
Imperative 並べ 並ぶな

Handwriting

並
ぶ

Example sentences

Many people were lining up in front of the store even before it opened.
デパートには、いろいろな商品が並んでいます。
Various products are lined up in the department store.
店には色々な種類の果物が並んでいる。
There are various kinds of fruit lined up in the store.
この道沿いには、幹の太い木がたくさん並んでいる。
Many thick-trunked trees line this road.
チケットを買うために長い列に並んだ。
I stood in a long line to buy tickets.
この店には色んな種類のパンが並んでいる。
There are various kinds of bread in this shop.
図書館には貴重な書物がたくさん並んでいる。
There are many precious books lined up in the library.
入場券をお持ちの方は、番号の順番に並んでください。
Those with admission tickets, please line up in numerical order.
背の順に並んでください。
Please line up in order of height.
この通りには古い家が三軒並んでいる。
There are three old houses lined up on this street.

Usage Notes

Refers to people or things forming a line, or being equal in rank or quality.

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