Ajoutes

Ajoutes is the second-person singular present indicative form of the French verb ajouter, meaning "you add." It is used when addressing someone informal singular, as in Tu ajoutes des épices au plat ou Tu ajoutes une ligne à ton résumé. This form represents the action of adding in the present tense for "you."

In terms of grammar, ajoutes is a finite verb form, not a noun. The imperative for the same verb and subject is ajoute (tu), ajoutons (nous), ajoutez (vous). So while tu ajoutes signifies present action, the command form is without the final -s and follows different pronunciation and usage rules. The third-person singular present is il/elle ajoute, and the plural forms include ils/elles ajoutent.

Etymologically, ajouter comes from the combination of the preposition à and joindre (to join), with its roots in Latin iungere. The modern form reflects historical word-building in Old French that fused the idea of joining or adding with a spatial preposition.

In contemporary French, ajouter is common in everyday speech and writing, used in contexts ranging from cooking and mathematics to data entry and communication. The related noun ajout refers to the act or result of adding, as in un nouvel ajout or un ajout d’ingrédients. The verb form ajoutes appears primarily in sentences with a second-person subject and should not be confused with the noun ajout.