年をとる
としをとる
to grow old; to age
Common word
Meanings
Expression, Godan verb (-ru)
to grow old; to age
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 年をとるとしをとる | 年をとりますとしをとります |
| Negative | 年をとらないとしをとらない | 年をとりませんとしをとりません |
| Past | 年をとったとしをとった | 年をとりましたとしをとりました |
| Past negative | 年をとらなかったとしをとらなかった | 年をとりませんでしたとしをとりませんでした |
| Te-form | 年をとってとしをとって |
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| Potential | 年をとれるとしをとれる |
| Passive | 年をとられるとしをとられる |
| Causative | 年をとらせるとしをとらせる |
| Volitional | 年をとろうとしをとろう |
| Imperative | 年をとれとしをとれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 年をとればとしをとれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 年をとったらとしをとったら |
Example sentences
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As one grows old, one becomes a light sleeper.
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They'll be more sensitive to the cold as they grow older.
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As he grew older, he became gentler.
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As we grow older, our memory becomes weaker.
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The older we grow, the more forgetful we become.
More examples (10)
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As humans age, their physical strength declines.
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As we age, our ability to remember gets worse.
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The older he grew, the more modest he became.
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As I grew older, my health declined.
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As he grew older, he became more obstinate.
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As one grows older, one becomes more silent.
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The older he got, the more famous he became.
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On the whole, the older a man grows, the more conservative he becomes.
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As he grew older, he became more obstinate.
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We become forgetful as we grow older.