1.
to add (numbers)
To perform mathematical addition.
TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞 (transitive). Pattern: Xを足す (add X) / AにBを足す (add B to A).
ASPECT: ている indicates completed action. 足している = 'has added.'
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 数を足す (add numbers)
- AにBを足す (add B to A)
- 足し算 (addition—noun)
- 足りないものを足す (add what's missing)
MATH VOCABULARY:
- 足す: add (+)
- 引く: subtract (−)
- 掛ける: multiply (×)
- 割る: divide (÷)
RELATED:
- 足りる: to be sufficient (different verb)
- 足し算: addition (noun)