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Sumá is a term predominantly encountered as the affirmative imperative of the verb sumar (to add) in Rioplatense Spanish, used with the vos form. It means “add” and is spoken as a direct command to someone addressed with vos. The accent on the final syllable marks the stress characteristic of vos imperatives in this dialect.

In regions that employ voseo—most notably Argentina and Uruguay, and in some neighboring communities—sumá is the standard way to tell someone informal to perform the action of adding. It contrasts with the tú imperative suma in standard Spanish and with the formal usted form (sume) in contexts where the usted form is used. The vos forms also include present indicative sumás (you add) and other related conjugations.

Examples:

- Sumá la sal a la sopa.

- Sumá esos números para obtener el total.

Orthography and usage notes:

The word is written sumá with an acute accent to indicate stress on the final syllable. In informal writing or digital shorthand, some writers may omit the accent, writing suma, but the accent helps preserve the conventional vos pronunciation. Beyond its use in language, “Sumá” can appear as a proper name in various contexts, but such uses are independent of the verb form described here.

See also: voseo, Spanish verbs, sumar, imperative mood.