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TOPIK 3verb

증가하다

jeunggahada

증가해요 · 증가했어요 · 증가할 거예요 · 증가하는 (+noun)

to increase, to rise

Example

혼자 사는 사람이 계속 증가하고 있습니다.

The number of people living alone keeps increasing.

Word parts

증 increase가 add

Literally 'increase and add.'

Good to know

Formal, common in news and reports; in conversation 늘어나다 sounds more natural.