川幅が広くなるにつれて、水流はいっそう緩やかになった。

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English Translation

As the river become broader, the current moved slowly.

Furigana

川幅(かわはば)が広(ひろ)くなるにつれて、水流(すいりゅう)はいっそう緩(ゆる)やかになった。

Romanji

Kawahaba ga hiroku naru nitsurete, suiryū wa issō yuruyaka ni natta.

Words

川幅 (かわはば)

width of a river

が (が)

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

広い (ひろい)

spacious; vast; wide

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 ...

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.)

水流 (すいりゅう)

water current

は (は)

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

一層 (いっそう)

much more; still more; all the more; more than ever; single layer (or storey, etc.); rather; sooner; preferably

緩やか (ゆるやか)

loose; slack; gentle; easy; slow; lenient; liberal; lax

に (に)

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