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A3 Expressions, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
年をとるto grow old, to age
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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)をとって体が悪くなってきた。
As I have grown old, my health has deteriorated.
祖母は年をとっているが、まだ元気だ。
Grandmother has grown old, but she is still healthy.
年(どし)をとってきて、世間が見えてくるようになった。
As I have grown old, I have started to see the world more clearly.
白髪が生え始めて、年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、人としてまた一つ成長する事が出来たという事だ。
To grow old means that you have been able to grow as a person once again.
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