hinzufügt

Hinzugefügt is a form of the German verb hinzufügen, a separable-prefix verb meaning to add or to append. In standard German, the present tense is written with the prefix separated: er fügt hinzu. The form hinzufügt without a space is not the conventional spelling for ordinary sentences, but may appear in headlines, software strings, or compact forms where the prefix and stem are written together. The verb außer in the present tense has related forms such as fügt hinzu, fügte hinzu (simple past), und hat hinzugefügt (present perfect). The noun corresponding to the act of adding is das Hinzufügen, and the past participle hinzugefügt is used with haben to form phrases like er hat hinzugefügt.

Origin and meaning: Hinzufügen derives from hinzu- (toward, in addition) combined with fügen (to join, to connect). The prefix hinzu signals the action of adding something to an existing item, list, text, or system. The concept is common across contexts, from everyday language to technical domains such as computing and document editing.

Usage: In everyday language, hinzufügen is used to indicate adding information, items, or elements. In computing and data handling, it describes appending elements to arrays, lists, or strings, or incorporating options and features. Examples include: jemand fügt dem Text eine Anmerkung hinzu, die Software fügt dem Datensatz ein neues Feld hinzu, or das Hinzufügen einer Quelle zum Bericht.

See also: hinzufügen, das Hinzufügen (Nominalisierung), hinzufügen vs. ergänzen, hinzufügen in der Programmierung.