hozzátenni

Hozzátenni is a Hungarian verb meaning to add something to another thing, to insert or supplement. It is formed from the preverb hozzá- meaning toward or to, and the verb tenni meaning to put or do, so the literal sense is “to put toward” a given context. The verb is transitive and typically introduces an element that increases, completes, or augments a quantity, a list, or a discussion.

Common uses include cooking, science, mathematics, and everyday speech, where one item is added to another. It can denote adding ingredients to a mixture, attaching additional information to a text, or contributing an extra remark to a conversation. In many contexts, hozzát tenni and hozzáadni are close in meaning, with hozzátenni often emphasizing the act of inserting or supplying an additional element, especially in relation to a total or set.

Examples: A leveshez hozzáadunk tejet. (We add milk to the soup.) Tíz liter vizet hozzáteszünk a leveshez. (We add ten liters of water to the soup.) Egy megjegyzést hozzátenni a beszélgetéshez. (To add a remark to the discussion.) In written and formal language, the verb commonly appears in formulations about quantities or additions, while in colloquial speech hozzárakni or hozzáadni may be used as synonyms depending on the context.

See also: hozzáadni, tenni.