とともに vs. につれて: Improve and Expand Your Vocabulary
What is the difference between “とともに and につれて”? They have subtle differences. Which is correct: “先生が話し始めるとともに友達が寝た” or “先生が話し始めるにつれて友達が寝た”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!
とともに (to-tomoni) / につれて (ni-tsurete)
As / 同时/随着 / 과 함께/에 데리고 / Cùng với’/dẫn đến
“とともに / つれて” means “As” and which has been used as the meaning of “during the time that”. The basic way to them is “___(verb)するとともに___(verb)する” and “___(verb)するにつれて___(verb)する”. For instance, 先生が話すとともに寝た。(As soon as the teacher started talking, I have slept.) and 先生が話すにつれて寝た。(As the teacher started talking, I have slept.). The big difference between them is that basically, とともに has the meaning of “as soon as” and “につれて” has the meaning of “gradually”.




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