日が経つにつれて、天気は次第に悪化しつつあった。

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English Translation

The weather was getting worse and worse as the day went on.

Furigana

日(ひ)が経(た)つにつれて、天気(てんき)は次第(しだい)に悪化(あっか)しつつあった。

Romanji

Hi ga tatsu nitsurete, tenki wa shidaini akkashi tsutsu atta.

Words

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

が (が)

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

経つ (たつ)

to pass; to lapse

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.)

天気 (てんき)

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

は (は)

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

次第に (しだいに)

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

悪化 (あっか)

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

つつ (つつ)

while; even though; despite

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、ジツ、ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

経

Readings: ケイ、キョウ、へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る、のり

Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp

天

Readings: テン、あまつ、あめ、あま-

Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial

気

Readings: キ、ケ、いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

次

Readings: ジ、シ、つ.ぐ、つぎ

Meanings: next, order, sequence

第

Readings: ダイ、テイ

Meanings: No., residence

悪

Readings: アク、オ、わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い、 -にく.い、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく.む

Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

化

Readings: カ、ケ、ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization