年としがいく

expression, godan verb (iku/yuku class)

grow old; age

Refers to a person getting older, often with a nuance of the years passing and accumulating.

• 年としがいくと、体からだが思おもうように動うごかなくなる。

  As you grow old, your body doesn't move as you wish.

• 彼かれもずいぶん年としがいったね。

  He has aged quite a bit, hasn't he?

expression, godan verb (iku/yuku class)

pass (of a year); draw near (year's end); come to an end

Used for the passage of time, especially the year progressing or drawing to a close.

• 年としがいくのは早はやいもので、もう年ねん末まつだ。

  The year passes quickly; it's already the end of the year.

• 年としがいってから、ようやく暖あたたかくなった。

  It finally got warmer after the year had progressed a bit.