並べる（ならべる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to arrange in a row
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 並べます | ならべます |
| te-form | 並べて | ならべて |
| ta-form (past) | 並べた | ならべた |
| nai-form (negative) | 並べない | ならべない |
| potential form | 並べられる | ならべられる |
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Example sentences
- 読んだ本を棚にきれいに並べる。 — I neatly arrange the books I've read on the shelf.
- テーブルに作った料理を並べる。 — I set the dishes I made out on the table.
Idioms & proverbs containing “並べる”
- 机を並べる (つくえをならべる) — to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; to put (one's) desks side by side
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