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In the following sentence:

> 魚は三匹に増えていた。

I don't know whether to interpret に as **to** or **by**. So if I start with
one fish then:

> The number of fish increased **to** three (there are now three fish), or
>
> The number of fish increased **by** three (there are now four fish)

Which is the correct translation and how would I modify the sentence to make
it have the other meaning? Thanks.
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Meaning of 増える in this sentence
It is the total number. I.e. now there are 3 fish.

To get the other meaning, you can say 魚が三匹増えた。
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