GRAMMAR DETAIL
に伴って
Indicates that one change occurs together with another related change.
Examples
人口の増加に伴って、新しい学校が建てられた。
As the population increased, a new school was built.
Words used
技術の進歩に伴って、働き方も変わった。
As technology advanced, the way people work also changed.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Add
に伴って（にともなって）to an expression such as a noun denoting change or an event to link a related change. - Basic usage:
技術の進歩に伴って、働き方も変わった。describes changes in work practices accompanying technological progress.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Related changes and simultaneous actions
人口の増加に伴って学校が増えるlinks changes in population and the number of schools. This differs from one person doing two things simultaneously, as in音楽を聞きながら歩く.
- The form before a noun
増加に伴って起きる問題can be expressed as the noun phrase増加に伴う問題. Distinguish伴ってconnecting to a verbal description from伴うmodifying a noun.