Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 7: 9/21

と並(なら)んでIn line with, Comparable with, Along with, Just like, As … as

Structure

Noun + と並(なら)んで
Noun + と並(なら)ぶほど

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About と並んで

Often, when the case marking particle と is used alongside the conjunction particle て containing form of the う - Verb 並(なら)ぶ 'to line up', the meaning of 'to be comparable with (A)', or 'to be in line with (A)' will be conveyed.

と並(なら)んで will be preceded by nouns, or noun phrases.

Occasionally, the plain form of 並(なら)ぶ can be seen alongiside ほど, to show that (B) is 'at the extent of being in line with (A)'.

Examples

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    ラーメンもまた、寿司(すし)と並(なら)んで人気(にんき)の日本食(にほんしょく)だ。

    In line with sushi, ramen is also a popular Japanese food.

    この芸術作品(げいじゅつさくひん)はモナ・リザと並(なら)んで高(たか)く評価(ひょうか)されている。

    This piece of art is valued as highly as Mona Lisa. (comparable・along with)

    喫煙(きつえん)は揚(あ)げ物(もの)と並(なら)んで癌(がん)を引(ひ)き起(お)こす確率(かくりつ)が高(たか)い。

    Smoking has as high a probability of causing cancer as deep-fried foods do. (comparable・along with)

    東京(とうきょう)大学(だいがく)は慶應義塾(けいおうぎじゅく)大学(だいがく)や早稲田(わせだ)大学(だいがく)と並(なら)んで日本(にほん)屈指(くっし)の大学(だいがく)として考(かんが)えられている。

    The University of Tokyo, along with Keio University and Waseda University, are considered to be Japan's best universities. (comparable with)

    宮崎(みやざき)駿(はやお)は小津(おず)安二郎(やすじろう)や黒澤(くろさわ)明(あきら)と並(なら)んで日本(にほん)三大(さんだい)監督(かんとく)の一人(ひとり)と言(い)われている。

    Hayao Miyazaki is said to be one of the three great Japanese directors, along with Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu. (comparable)

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