付け加える|つけくわえるtsukekuwaeru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
    リストに彼かれの名前なまえをつけ加くわえた。↗
    I added his name to the list.
Conjugation
Dictionary form付け加える(つけくわえる)
Polite (masu)付け加えます(つけくわえます)
Negative (nai)付け加えない(つけくわえない)
polite (masen)付け加えません(つけくわえません)
classical zu / nu付け加えず・付け加えぬ(つけくわえず・つけくわえぬ)
Past (ta)付け加えた(つけくわえた)
polite (mashita)付け加えました(つけくわえました)
Past negative (nakatta)付け加えなかった(つけくわえなかった)
polite (masen deshita)付け加えませんでした(つけくわえませんでした)
Te form付け加えて(つけくわえて)
Potential付け加えられる(つけくわえられる)
Passive付け加えられる(つけくわえられる)
Causative付け加えさせる(つけくわえさせる)
Causative passive付け加えさせられる(つけくわえさせられる)
Conditional (ba)付け加えれば(つけくわえれば)
tara付け加えたら(つけくわえたら)
Volitional付け加えよう(つけくわえよう)
polite (mashou)付け加えましょう(つけくわえましょう)
Imperative付け加えろ(つけくわえろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym付け足すつけたすNeutralAlso means adding to what's already there, and is common in speech; 「付け加える」 leans toward supplementing with words or an explanation.
  • Synonym加えるくわえるNeutralFar broader: add, increase, or even inflict something; 「付け加える」 is narrower, for adding on top of what's already there.
  • Synonym書き添えるかきそえるNeutralTo add a few words in writing, e.g. a postscript at the end of a letter; written use only.
  • Synonym付記ふきWrittenA written noun for a note appended to the main text, as in official documents; refers to the added wording itself.
  • Synonym付加ふかWrittenA written noun for attaching or adding on top, as in 「付加価値」; stresses something extra being added.
  • Synonym言い足すいいたすNeutralTo add a few more words to what was said; purely spoken, unlike the broader 「付け加える」.
  • Synonym書き足すかきたすNeutralTo write in more lines or fill in what's missing in a text; leans toward written use.
  • Synonym言い添えるいいそえるNeutralTo add a remark in passing; sounds gentler than 「言い足す」.
  • Synonym書き加えるかきくわえるNeutralTo add words to a piece of writing afterwards, e.g. a postscript; much like 「書き足す」.
  • Synonym申し添えるもうしそえるFormalHumble language for adding a remark, as in 「念のため申し添えます」.
  • Related添加てんかWrittenA written noun for adding something in, usually mixing in a substance or chemical, as in 「添加物」.
  • Antonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralThe opposite of adding: to remove or take away, e.g. 「汚れを取り除く」.
  • Antonym削除するWrittenThe opposite of appending: to delete content, e.g. 「データを削除する」; written style.

Use 「付け加える」 to add an explanation or something extra on top of what's there, as in 「一言付け加える」. For spoken additions use 「言い足す」 or 「言い添える」, for written ones 「書き足す」, and the humble 「申し添える」 in polite speech. 「加える」 is the general word for adding or increasing; to delete, use 「削除する」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 既すでにある物ものの上うえに、更さらに別べつの物ものを添そえる。
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