Breakdown of sankasha ga nibai ni fueta.
がga
subject particle
にni
target particle
増えるfueru
to increase
参加者sankasha
participant
Questions & Answers about sankasha ga nibai ni fueta.
How do you read this sentence?
It is read:
参加者が二倍に増えた。
さんかしゃ が にばい に ふえた。
Sankasha ga nibai ni fueta.
- 参加者（さんかしゃ） = participants
- 二倍（にばい） = double / twice as much
- 増えた（ふえた） = increased
What does 参加者 mean exactly?
参加者 means participant or participants.
It is made of:
- 参加 = participation
- 者 = person
So literally, it means people who participate.
In this sentence, it is naturally translated as participants.
Why is が used after 参加者?
が marks the thing that changed or the thing being described.
Here, the sentence is about what increased:
- 参加者が増えた = the participants increased / the number of participants increased
A helpful way to think about it is that 増える describes something increasing on its own, and が marks that thing.
Why is に used after ?
