JLPT N3 Intermediate
加える
To add items or ingredients, include someone in a group, or apply force or influence.
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Other forms
加えます polite form
加えない plain negative
加えて te-form
加えた plain past
1 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To add" (ingredients, items, information)
Describes the act of increasing a quantity, degree, or content by introducing a new element to an existing state.
Example
スープ に もう 少し 塩 を 加え て ください 。
Please add a little more salt to the soup.
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2 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To include" / "To let join"
Refers to the act of counting someone in or making them a member of a group or team.
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3 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To apply" / "To inflict"
Expresses the application of force, influence, or a specific action upon a target.
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