並(なら)べる

ならべる

verb (ichidan)

to line up, to arrange

1. to line up, to arrange

To place things in a row or arrange them in an orderly manner. This is the transitive verb - you line something up.

Please arrange the books on the shelf.

I lined up the chairs neatly.

I told the children to arrange them in order from largest to smallest.

2. to display, to set out

To arrange items for display, such as merchandise in a store.

お皿(さら)をテーブルに並(なら)べましょう。

Let's set out the plates on the table.

I displayed the new products in front of the store.

At New Year's, we set out lots of dishes on the table.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Pair: 並(なら)ぶ (intransitive). Pattern: Xを並(なら)べる (line up X).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. 並(なら)べている = 'have lined up' or 'is arranging.'

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