書き添える・書添える|かきそえるkakisoeru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto add; to write a postscript
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 書き添える(かきそえる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 書き添えます(かきそえます) |
| Negative (nai) | 書き添えない(かきそえない) |
| polite (masen) | 書き添えません(かきそえません) |
| classical zu / nu | 書き添えず・書き添えぬ(かきそえず・かきそえぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 書き添えた(かきそえた) |
| polite (mashita) | 書き添えました(かきそえました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 書き添えなかった(かきそえなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 書き添えませんでした(かきそえませんでした) |
| Te form | 書き添えて(かきそえて) |
| Potential | 書き添えられる(かきそえられる) |
| Passive | 書き添えられる(かきそえられる) |
| Causative | 書き添えさせる(かきそえさせる) |
| Causative passive | 書き添えさせられる(かきそえさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 書き添えれば(かきそえれば) |
| tara | 書き添えたら(かきそえたら) |
| Volitional | 書き添えよう(かきそえよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 書き添えましょう(かきそえましょう) |
| Imperative | 書き添えろ(かきそえろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym付記ふきWrittenWritten/formal: a note appended after the main text; a noun that suits document formats.
- Synonym付け足すつけたすCasualColloquial: tacks something onto what already exists; not limited to writing.
- Synonym付け加えるつけくわえるNeutralAdds an explanation or an item on top of what is there; not limited to writing.
- Synonym書き足すかきたすNeutralFocuses on writing in what is missing to complete the text — more about filling in insufficient parts than 「書き添える」.
- Synonym書き加えるかきくわえるNeutralAdds writing onto the original text; very close in use to 「書き添える」.
- Antonym消すけすNeutralErases or crosses out written characters — the opposite of 「書き添える」 adding a postscript.
- Antonym省くはぶくNeutralOmits or leaves out unneeded parts — the opposite of adding with 「書き添える」.
- Antonym削除するWrittenWritten/formal: deleting written content — the opposite of 「書き添える」.
Use 「書き添える」 to add a line alongside a letter or document, as in 「一言書き添える」. To fill in missing content, say 「書き足す」 or 「書き加える」; for a note appended after the main text, 「付記」. The opposite is 「省く」.
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