Japanese

たす
Meaning: to add; to supplement
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 足す 足さない
Polite 足します 足しません
Past 足した 足さなかった
Polite + Past 足しました 足しませんでした
Te-form 足して 足さなくて
Potential 足せる 足せない
Passive 足される 足されない
Causative 足させる 足させない
Imperative 足せ 足すな

Handwriting

足
す

Example sentences

The soup tasted a bit bland, so I added a little salt.
料理にほんの少し塩を足すと、味が引き締まる。
Adding just a little bit of salt to the dish brings out the flavor.
このスープに塩を足すと、ちょっぴり美味しくなる。
This soup becomes a little more delicious if you add salt.
焚き火に薪を足すと、炎が勢いよく燃え上がった。
When firewood was added to the bonfire, the flames flared up vigorously.
スープの塩加減を調整するために、少しだけ塩を足した。
I added a little bit of salt to adjust the seasoning of the soup.
一から十までの整数を全部足すと55になる。
If you add all the integers from 1 to 10, you get 55.
熱いお湯に水を足して温める。
Add water to hot water to make it lukewarm.

Usage Notes

Used for adding an amount to something or supplementing what is missing. Also used in addition (math).

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