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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

時がたつにつれて問題はさらに深刻になってきた。

Sentence Analyzer

たつ につれて 問題 さらに 深刻 なってきた

English Translation

As time has passed; the problem has proved more serious.

Furigana

(とき)がたつにつれて問題(もんだい)はさらに深刻(しんこく)になってきた。

Romanji

Toki ga tatsu nitsurete mondai wa sarani shinkoku ni nattekita.

Words

(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
起つ (たつ)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
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.)
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
更に (さらに)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
深刻 (しんこく)
serious; severe; grave; acute
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-
Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み
Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving