Rune Forge#35
N3Pattern 35
〜とともに
Formula:
N/V-る
Examples & key points
時代とともに言葉も変わります。
Jidai to tomoni kotoba mo kawarimasu.
Language changes along with the times.
とともに means along with — two things moving together
家族とともに暮らしています。
Kazoku to tomoni kurashite imasu.
I live together with my family.
The other sense is together with, more formal than plain と
年を取るとともに、体力が落ちてきました。
Toshi o toru to tomoni, tairyoku ga ochite kimashita.
My stamina has dropped as I have aged.
On a verb it reports a change moving in step
