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増える
fueru
Description
「増える」は、数や量が前より多くなることを表す言葉です。
"増える" means that the number or amount becomes larger than before.
人やお金、体重など、いろいろな物が多くなる時に使います。
It is used when various things like people, money, or body weight increase.
Meanings
増えるfueru
to increase; to grow in number or amount
最近、外国人の観光客が増えました。
Recently, the number of foreign tourists has increased.
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Notes
- Nuance
増える is intransitive (things increase on their own); use 増やす to say someone increases something.
- Etymology
from 増す (to grow); paired with 減る (to decrease).
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