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Formation: N + とともに; V-dictionary + とともに; N / な-adj + である + とともに; い-adj + とともに (rare)

〜とともに has three related uses. It can mean 'together with' a person or thing (家族とともに), the formal equivalent of 一緒に. With nouns or verbs of change it means 'as X changes, Y changes too' (時代とともに). After である or a verb it can mean 'at the same time as / as well as' (首都であるとともに). It is written and formal, typical of news, speeches and essays; in conversation people say と一緒に or につれて. 〜につれて and 〜に従って only describe gradual change that grows in proportion, while 〜に伴って usually links two nouns or changes where one brings about the other. 〜とともに is broader: it also covers simple accompaniment and two facts holding true at once, which those patterns cannot express.

Variants: と共に、であるとともに

Examples

• 時代とともに、言葉の意味も少しずつ変わっていく。
  Along with the times, the meanings of words gradually change too.
• 選手たちは家族とともに優勝を喜んだ。
  The players celebrated the championship together with their families.
• 本書は入門書であるとともに、優れた研究書でもある。
  This book is an introductory text and, at the same time, an excellent scholarly work.

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