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Usages of narabu
席 は もう 予約して ある から、 並ぶ 必要 は ない。seki ha mou yoyakusite aru kara, narabu hituyou ha nai.
The seats are already reserved, so we don’t need to line up.
昨日 は 並んで ばかり で、 お釣り の 計算 を する 余裕 が なかった。kinou ha narande bakari de, oturi no keisan wo suru yoyuu ga nakatta.
Yesterday I did nothing but stand in lines and had no time to calculate change.
絶対 に 遅刻しない よう に、 まず 夕方 の 電車 に 並ぶ。zettai ni tikokusinai you ni, mazu yuugata no densya ni narabu.
To absolutely avoid being late, I’ll first line up for the evening train.
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