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とし
年
をとるにしたがって
かのじょ
彼女
はますます
うつく
美
しくなった。
She became more and more beautiful as she grew older.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
年をとるにしたがって彼女はますます美しくなった。
〜に従って（にしたがって） 〜に従って（にしたがって）
 
in accordance with
年をとるにしたがって彼女はますます美しくなった。
adverbs adverbs
 
年をとるにしたがって彼女はますます美しくなった。
〜くなります／になります 〜くなります／になります
 
become
年をとるにしたがって彼女はますます美しくなった。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
年をとるにしたがって彼女はますます美しくなった。
Conjugations and inflections
  とる is the plain form of 'ru' godan verb とる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  美しく is the adverbial form of 'i' adjective 美しい   ALL INFLECTIONS
  なった is the past form of 'ru' godan verb なる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
と し 2
noun
1. year
2. age; years
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と る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
2. to steal  (see also: 盗る)
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し た が っ て 0
conjunction
therefore; consequently; accordingly  (see also: にしたがって; often written with kana only)
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か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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ま す ま す 2
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less  (often written with kana only)
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う つ く し い 4
beautiful; lovely
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な る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Kanji
年
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヰ
wheel around
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彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
美
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
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