並べる

ならべる

To line up; to arrange side by side

N5verb·naraberu

How to remember it

Transitive partner of 並ぶ; you actively set objects into neat rows.

Example sentences

  • 本を本棚に並べました。

    ほんをほんだにならべました。

    I lined up the books on the shelf.

  • 机の上に花を並べて飾った。

    つくえのうえにはなをならべてかざった。

    I arranged flowers on the desk as decoration.

Usage

Transitive; takes を for the object you arrange into a row.

Related words

並ぶ並び整理する飾る

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