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並ぶ

ならぶ

to line up, to stand in a line (v.i.)

Godan verbJLPT N5

Example Sentences

学校の前でバスが並んでいます。
Buses are lined up in front of the school.
昨日、映画館で長い時間並びました。
I lined up for a long time at the movie theater yesterday.
コンサートのチケットを買うために並ばなかった。
I didn't line up to buy concert tickets.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

並ぶ is an intransitive verb, so it doesn’t take を—use に to show where or with whom someone is lining up (e.g., お店の前に並ぶ = line up in front of the store).
To say you're lining up with someone, use と (e.g., 友だちと並ぶ = line up with a friend).
Don’t confuse 並ぶ (to line up) with 並べる (to line things up)—the first is for people or things lining up on their own, the second is when you arrange things yourself.
JLPT N5 level

Common Phrases & Expressions

列に並ぶ
to line up in a queue
人が並んでいる
people are lining up
長い時間並ぶ
to wait in line for a long time

Complete Conjugation Table

Basic Forms

Dictionary Form
並ぶ
Masu Form
並びます
Te Form
並んで
Past Form
並んだ
Negative Form
並ばない
Past Negative
並ばなかった

Polite Forms

Polite Present
並びます
Polite Past
並びました
Polite Negative
並びません
Polite Past Negative
並びませんでした

Advanced Forms

Potential Form
並べる
Passive Form
並ばれる
Causative Form
並ばせる
Causative Passive
並ばされる
Volitional Form
並ぼう
Imperative Form
並べ

Conditional Forms

Conditional (ば)
並べば
Conditional (たら)
並んだら

Other Forms

Progressive Form
並んでいる
Desire (たい)
並びたい
Prohibition
並ぶな

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