sajoute

Sajoute is the written form of the third-person singular present tense of the pronominal French verb s’ajouter. The phrase means “is added” or “is added to,” and it is used to indicate that an element has been included in a set, list, or situation. The form is written s’ajoute with an apostrophe and is part of a larger family of expressions built with s’ajouter, the reflexive variant of ajouter (to add).

Usage and scope

S’ajouter is commonly found in formal writing, reports, technical descriptions, and narrative passages where new elements appear or become part of something already described. It is often followed by the preposition à to specify the thing to which the element is being added, as in s’ajoute à la liste or s’ajoute à un coût déjà prévu. The construction can also appear in the impersonal or declarative sense, for example: un coût s’ajoute, une dimension s’ajoute, or plus generally: cela s’ajoute à cela.

Grammatical notes

The verb s’ajouter behaves as a pronominal verb and conjugates with être in compound tenses. Present tense forms include je m’ajoute, tu t’ajoutes, il s’ajoute, nous nous ajoutons, vous vous ajoutez, ils s’ajoutent. The passé composé uses the auxiliary être: il s’est ajouté (ou ajoutée), elle s’est ajoutée. The sense is intransitive, indicating that something becomes an addition rather than transiting a direct object.

Examples

- Un coût s’ajoute à la dépense prévue.

- À cela s’ajoute une nouvelle dimension.

- Plusieurs contraintes s’ajoutent au problème initial.

Etymology and use in context

Derived from ajouter with the reflexive pronoun, s’ajouter emphasizes the dynamic of an item becoming part of an existing collection or situation. It is closely related to phrases such as venir s’ajouter and is preferred in more formal or analytic descriptions of compound structures or inventories. See also: ajouter, ajout, addition.