Japanese from zero · N3 Lesson 27
As things change
〜につれて ・ 〜にしたがって ・ 〜と共に ・ 〜一方だ
In this lesson, you will learn to say that one thing changes as another changes, that you act following a rule, that something goes along with something else, and that a trend just keeps going one way. Lisa tells Minju about the article she is writing on how みどり町 is getting older.
By the end you will be able to say
若者が 都会へ 出て いくにつれて、町が 静かに なって います。As young people leave for the city, the town is getting quiet.
ルールにしたがって 記事を 書きます。I write articles following the rules.
時代と 共に、町も 変わります。The town changes with the times.
店は 少なく なる 一方です。The shops just keep getting fewer.
若者が 少なく なるにしたがって、店が 閉店して います。As the young people get fewer, shops are closing.
The grammar in this lesson
- 〜につれて — as (one thing changes, another changes with it) — Verb (dictionary form) + につれて says that as one thing changes, another changes along with it.
- 〜にしたがって — as; following (a rule) — にしたがって works like につれて for two changes, and it can also mean 'following' a rule, a plan or an instruction.
- 〜と 共に — together with; along with — Noun + と 共に means 'together with' someone, or that something changes along with something else.
- 〜一方だ — keeps getting more and more — Verb (dictionary form) + 一方だ says that a change keeps going one way, usually a way the speaker doesn't like.