The Meaning of 並ぶ and 並べる

The Japanese verb, 並ぶ ならぶ means to line up or stand side by side. 並ぶ has the meaning of being at the same level or similar to something else.

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並べる is the transitive form of 並ぶ. It means to line up, align, arrange in order and so on.

Examples of 並ぶ・並べる

並んで座るならんですわる
sit side-by-side

 

人が並んでいるひとがならんでいる
people are lining up

 

イギリスはアメリカに並ぶ大国いぎりすはあめりかにならぶたいこく
The United Kingdom is a country on equal statue as the United States

 

スプーンを並べるすぷーんをならべる
Line up the spoons

 

You can take these words and combine them with other verbs to create a compound verb to express even more specific ideas.

Compound verbs are just two verbs stuck together. If you translate these from Japanese to English there is not always an exact equivalent. However, the list I provided below gives a close translation or explanation of what the word means.

World List

並び替える ならびかえる Rearranges
並び立つ ならびたつ stand in a line or a row
並び称する ならびしょうする to be admired the same as something
並べ立てる ならべたてる to list a number of things
並べ変える ならべかえる reorder or rearrange
並み居る なみいる Sit in a row

Now you know the difference between 並ぶ and 並べる. If you want to learn more Japanese I reviewed a dictionary of grammar series which I personally recommend and use myself.

I also have several other posts on various topics on Japanese Universe if you are interested.

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