ツバメは冬が近づくと飛び去る。

ツバメは冬が近づくと飛び去る。

Swallows fly away at the approach of winter.

ツバメは冬(ふゆ)が近(ちか)づくと飛(と)び去(さ)る。

Tsubame wa fuyu ga chikazuku to tobi saru.

燕 (つばめ、つばくらめ、つばくら、つばくろ、ツバメ)

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

冬 (ふゆ)

winter

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

去る (さる)

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off; to divorce; ... completely; last ... (e.g. "last April")

Readings: トウ、ふゆ

Meaning: winter

Readings: キン、コン、ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

Readings: ヒ、と.ぶ、と.ばす、 -と.ばす

Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter

Readings: キョ、コ、さ.る、 -さ.る

Meanings: gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce