付け足す|つけたすtsuketasu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto add (to); to add on; to append
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 付け足す（つけたす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 付け足します（つけたします） |
| Negative (nai) | 付け足さない（つけたさない） |
| polite (masen) | 付け足しません（つけたしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 付け足さず・付け足さぬ（つけたさず・つけたさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 付け足した（つけたした） |
| polite (mashita) | 付け足しました（つけたしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 付け足さなかった（つけたさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 付け足しませんでした（つけたしませんでした） |
| Te form | 付け足して（つけたして） |
| Potential | 付け足せる（つけたせる） |
| Passive | 付け足される（つけたされる） |
| Causative | 付け足させる（つけたさせる） |
| Causative passive | 付け足させられる（つけたさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 付け足せば（つけたせば） |
| tara | 付け足したら（つけたしたら） |
| Volitional | 付け足そう（つけたそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 付け足しましょう（つけたしましょう） |
| Imperative | 付け足せ（つけたせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym付け加えるつけくわえるNeutralAdds to what already exists, leaning toward supplementing with words or explanations, as in 「一言付け加える」; slightly more formal than 「付け足す」.
- Synonym書き添えるかきそえるWrittenWritten register: adds a few words at the end of a letter or beside written text, as in 「一言書き添える」; not used for speech.
- Synonym加えるくわえるNeutralThe most general term: to add, increase or include; much broader in use than 「付け足す」.
- Synonym足すたすNeutralColloquial: adds or tops something up, and is also the everyday word for adding numbers.
- Synonym添加てんかWrittenWritten register: adding something in, typically chemicals or substances, as in 「添加物」; leans toward chemical/technical use.
- Synonym付加ふかWrittenWritten register: attaching or adding on, as in 「付加価値」; leans toward abstract additions such as value.
- Synonym書き足すかきたすNeutralAdds missing content in writing, e.g. 「メモに書き足す」; confined to written text, unlike 「付け足す」.
- Synonym言い添えるいいそえるNeutralSays something in addition to what was already said; mainly spoken rather than written.
- Synonym書き加えるかきくわえるWrittenWritten register: writes something in addition; synonymous with 「書き足す」 but slightly more formal.
- Synonym申し添えるもうしそえるFormalFormal, humble expression for adding a remark to what was said; common in business contexts.
- Related付記ふきWrittenWritten register: appends a note to the main text, e.g. annotations or remarks; also a noun for such a note.
- RelatedプラスNeutralLoanword: to add something or be a plus (a benefit); common in casual speech.
- Related言い足すいいたすNeutralColloquial way to add a remark; same meaning as 「言い添える」 but more casual.
- Antonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralAntonym: to remove or take away, the opposite of the adding done by 「付け足す」.
- Antonym削るけずるNeutralAntonym: to cut down, reduce or delete, the opposite of 「付け足す」.
Use 「付け足す」 to add to something that already exists, as in 「説明を付け足す」; 「付け加える」 is a slightly more formal near-equivalent. For adding text use 「書き足す」, for an extra spoken remark 「言い添える」, and for removal or cutting 「削る」.
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