連(つ)れて

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

Common patterns

[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 words

• したがって〜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)

Usage

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).