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hinzufügen
to add
To put or attach something to something that already exists.
example
Zum Schluss fügen Sie dem Teig noch die Schokoladenstücke hinzu.
At the end, add the chocolate pieces to the dough.
hinzufügen
to add
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Meanings
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Usage tips
Separable verb
'Hinzufügen' (to add) is a separable verb with the prefix 'hinzu'. In a main clause, 'hinzu' comes at the end. In the infinitive with 'zu', it is written as one word: hinzuzufügen.
EXAMPLE
Ich füge der Liste noch einen Namen hinzu.
I am adding another name to the list.
Sentence structure with dative
The structure is often: 'etwas (Akkusativ) zu etwas (Dativ) hinzufügen' (to add something to something). The thing to which something is added takes the preposition 'zu' with the dative.
EXAMPLE
Fügen Sie das Salz zum kochenden Wasser hinzu.
Add the salt to the boiling water.
Typical collocations
When it is about adding things, the verb is often used with ingredients, elements, or digital content: Gewürze hinzufügen (to add spices), eine Prise Salz hinzufügen (to add a pinch of salt), eine Datei hinzufügen (to add a file).
EXAMPLE
Du kannst dem Salat noch ein paar Nüsse hinzufügen.
You can add a few more nuts to the salad.
Use with 'dass'
When adding a remark, a subordinate clause with 'dass' often follows. The person speaking is the subject of the sentence.
EXAMPLE
Abschließend möchte ich hinzufügen, dass die Zusammenarbeit sehr gut war.
In conclusion, I would like to add that the cooperation was very good.
Compare with
hinzufügen vs entfernen
to remove
'entfernen' and 'hinzufügen' describe opposite directions. With 'entfernen', you take something away so that it is no longer there. With 'hinzufügen', you add something so that there is more of it or a piece of information is added. This can be important with things, texts, lists, or plans: you remove a mistake, but you add a new idea.
hinzufügen
Zur Vorbereitung fügst du noch eine kurze Erklärung zur Tabelle hinzu.
As part of the preparation, you add a short explanation to the table.
entfernen
In der Schule hat er einen falschen Satz aus dem Projekt entfernt.
At school, he removed an incorrect sentence from the project.
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