増える, 殖える, ふえる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, Antonym: 減る, 殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation
to increase, to multiply
ここの交通量は増えた。
の, 乃
Particle, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
at sentence-end; falling tone
4. indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language, at sentence-end
5. indicates emotional emphasis
かどうか
Expression
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
昨夜、彼があなたがお元気かどうかたずねてましたよ。