連(つ)れて

つれて
expression
as, with, along with
1. as, along with (change)
Indicates that one thing changes as another changes.
時間(じかん)が経(た)つに連(つ)れて慣(な)れてきた。
As time passed, I got used to it.
年(とし)を取(と)るに連(つ)れて体力(たいりょく)が落(お)ちる。
As you age, your physical strength declines.
季節(きせつ)が変(か)わるに連(つ)れて景色(けしき)も変(か)わる。
As the seasons change, the scenery changes too.
練習(れんしゅう)を重(かさ)ねるに連(つ)れて、だんだん上手(じょうず)になってきた。
As I practiced more and more, I gradually got better.
技術(ぎじゅつ)が進(すす)むに連(つ)れて、生活(せいかつ)は便利(べんり)になったが、新(あたら)しい問題(もんだい)も生(う)まれている。
As technology advances, life has become more convenient, but new problems have also emerged.

〜に連(つ)れて is a grammatical expression indicating that two things change in parallel or proportion.

PATTERN:
[Verb dictionary form] + に連(つ)れて = 'as [verb happens]'

COMMON EXAMPLES:

  • 時間(じかん)が経(た)つに連(つ)れて: as time passes
  • 年(とし)を取(と)るに連(つ)れて: as one ages
  • 季節(きせつ)が変(か)わるに連(つ)れて: as the seasons change
  • 技術(ぎじゅつ)が進(すす)むに連(つ)れて: as technology advances

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 〜に従(したが)って: as, in accordance with (often for rules/trends)
  • 〜とともに: together with, along with (simultaneous change)
  • 〜につれ: shortened form (more literary)

NOTE:
This is different from 連(つ)れて行(い)く (to take someone along), which comes from the verb 連(つ)れる (to take/bring a person).

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Added 2026.1.9 21:59 · Revised 2026.3.19 20:23
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