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A3 Expressions, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

(とし)をとるto grow old, to age

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    1. Expressions, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

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      to grow old, to age

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    年をとる 【としをとる】歳をとる 【としをとる】年を取る 【としをとる】歳を取る 【としをとる】

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      年(どし)をとって(からだ)(わる)くなってきた。

      As I have grown old, my health has deteriorated.

        祖母(そぼ)(とし)をとっているが、まだ元気(げんき)だ。

        Grandmother has grown old, but she is still healthy.

          年(どし)をとってきて、世間(せけん)()えてくるようになった。

          As I have grown old, I have started to see the world more clearly.

            白髪(しらが)()(はじ)めて、(とし)をとってきたことを感じてしまいました。

            I started getting gray hair and felt that I was growing old.

              年(とし)をとるということは、(ひと)としてまた一つ成長(せいちょう)する(こと)出来(でき)たという(こと)だ。

              To grow old means that you have been able to grow as a person once again.

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