年をとるにつれて、私の健康状態は衰えた。

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English Translation

As I grew older, my health declined.

Furigana

年(とし)をとるにつれて、私(わたし)の健康(けんこう)状態(じょうたい)は衰(おとろ)えた。

Romanji

Toshi o toru nitsurete, watashi no kenkō jōtai wa otoroeta.

Words

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

とる (とる)

is being

に連れて (につれて)

as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

状態 (じょうたい)

current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state

は (は)

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

衰える (おとろえる)

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away