Toevoegt

Toevoegt is in Dutch the third-person singular present tense form of the verb toevoegen, which means to add. In standard Dutch, separable verbs like toevoegen are typically written with the prefix separated in finite verb forms: hij voegt toe. The single-word form toevoegt is not considered standard in contemporary Dutch and is usually viewed as a nonstandard variant or error; it may appear in older texts or in nonstandard spellings.

Conjugation and usage: The present tense forms of toevoegen are formed as follows: ik voeg toe, jij voegt toe, hij/zij/het voegt toe, wij voegen toe, jullie voegen toe, zij voegen toe. In sentences with a conjugated main verb, the prefix is usually separated (voegt toe), while different word orders may occur in dependent clauses or with modal verbs. The verb toevoegen is commonly used to indicate adding information, elements, or items to something already existing, such as documents, plans, or datasets.

Examples: Hij voegt een nieuwe sectie toe aan het rapport. De redacteur voegt nog een toelichting toe. Het plan voegt twee criteria toe aan de evaluatie. In these examples the correct standard forms use voegt toe as two words rather than a single word.

Etymology and related terms: Voeg is the root verb meaning to join or add, and toevoegen combines voeg with the prefix toe-, which conveys addition. The term is related to other Dutch compounds built around adding or attaching elements, such as invoegen (to insert) and toevoeging (an addition, appendix). See also toevoegen and voeg.