Wednesday, April 11, 2018

と並んで

The phrase と並んで can be used to provide examples to compare to the main subject of a sentence. It's usually seen in written language and is often translated as "as well as" or "just like."

アラビア語は、日本語やロシア語と並んで難しい言葉だと言われている。
Arabic is a language that's said to be difficult, just like Japanese and Russian.

リーさんは、彼女と並んで、優しい人だよね。
Lee-san, along with his girlfriend, are nice people.

この大学のビジネス学部は、医学部と並んで入るのが難しいらしい。
This university's business department seems to be difficult to get into, just like medical school.

作ったケーキは、野菜や果物と並んで、このパーティーに美味しい食べ物だな。
The cake that I made, as well as the fruits and vegetables, will be delicious foods for this party.

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