追加します（ついかします、tsuikashimasu）
- to add

The Japanese word 追加します (読み方: ついかします) means "to add," "to append," or "to supplement." It implies the action of including something extra, whether it be information, items, or actions, to an existing set or situation. The word itself is the polite, ます-form of the verb 追加する (tsuika suru). This means it's suitable for formal or polite situations. The action can be physical or conceptual.

⚫︎ 新しい情報を追加します。 Translation: I will add new information. ⚫︎ メールにファイルを[追加します] Translation: I will add a file to the email. ⚫︎ メニューに新しい料理を[追加します]。 Translation: We will add a new dish to the menu.

⚫︎You would use 追加します in polite or formal conversations or writing. ⚫︎It's common in business settings, formal emails, and when speaking to someone you respect or don't know well. ⚫︎It is generally used in contexts where something is being added to something else. ⚫︎It is a versatile term applicable to various fields from adding ingredients in cooking to adding data in programming.

⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji 追加, followed by hiragana します. ⚫︎The verb form is polite, thus ending with ます. ⚫︎The verb stem is 追加 (tsuika). ⚫︎There is no other way to write 追加します for the base form.

⚫︎ 加える (kuwaeru) - To add, to join (more general, can be less formal) ⚫︎ 足す (tasu) - To add, to add up (often used for numbers or amounts) ⚫︎ 付け加える (tsuke kuwaeru) - To add on, to append (more emphasis on the addition) ⚫︎ 補足する (hosoku suru) - To supplement, to complement (often used for adding clarifying information)

⚫︎ 削除します (sakujo shimasu) - To delete, to remove ⚫︎ 減らします (herashimasu) - To reduce, to decrease ⚫︎ 取り除きます (torinozoki masimasu) - To remove, to eliminate

会議の議事録に、この件について説明を[追加します]。 ・Translation: I will add an explanation about this matter to the meeting minutes. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 追加します to indicate the act of including more information (an explanation) within the existing document (the meeting minutes).

注文に、ポテトを[追加します]か？ ・Translation: Would you like to add potatoes to your order? ・Explanation: This example shows the use of [追加します] in a question when offering an option to add an extra item.

The word 追加 is a compound word: ⚫︎ 追 (tsui) - meaning "to pursue" or "to follow" and in this case, implies an added element is "following" the existing one. ⚫︎ 加 (ka) - meaning "to add" or "to increase." The verb ending します is the polite form. Therefore, 追加します is a word formed by a combination of kanji that, when used together, mean "to add something as a supplement."