I Love Kanji加える (kuwaeru)
加える (くわえる, kuwaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to add; to add up”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- くわえる
- Romaji
- kuwaeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex · ichidan verb, transitive
- to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up · ichidan verb, transitive
- to include; to count in; to let join · ichidan verb, transitive
- to inflict (damage); to deal; to give · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 加える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 加える | くわえる kuwaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 加えます | くわえます kuwaemasu |
| Negative | 加えない | くわえない kuwaenai |
| Polite negative | 加えません | くわえません kuwaemasen |
| Past | 加えた | くわえた kuwaeta |
| Polite past | 加えました | くわえました kuwaemashita |
| Negative past | 加えなかった | くわえなかった kuwaenakatta |
| Te-form | 加えて | くわえて kuwaete |
| Potential | 加えられる | くわえられる kuwaerareru |
| Passive | 加えられる | くわえられる kuwaerareru |
| Causative | 加えさせる | くわえさせる kuwaesaseru |
| Volitional | 加えよう | くわえよう kuwaeyou |
| Imperative | 加えろ | くわえろ kuwaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 加えれば | くわえれば kuwaereba |
Kanji in 加える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 加える.
参加さんかparticipation加減かげんdegree加味かみseasoning増加ぞうかincrease加わるくわわるto be added to加速かそくacceleration加熱かねつheating追加ついかaddition加速度かそくどacceleration加工かこうmanufacturing加入かにゅうjoining (a club, organization, etc.)いい加減いいかげんirresponsible付け加えるつけくわえるto add (one thing to another)
Source: JMdict entry 1189960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.