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JLPT N3Connectives

～に加えて— In Addition To

Means 'in addition to' or 'on top of'. It adds a further item or factor to what has already been mentioned, often stacking one thing onto another. Frequently paired with も in the following clause to reinforce the addition.

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Structure · 形

[Noun] + に加えて

Examples · 例文

  • 風が強いのに加えて、雨も降ってきた。

    Kaze ga tsuyoi no ni kuwaete, ame mo futte kita.

    In addition to the strong wind, it started raining too.

    の nominalizes the clause, then に加えて adds the rain; 雨も reinforces the addition

  • 彼は英語に加えて、フランス語も話せる。

    Kare wa Eigo ni kuwaete, Furansugo mo hanaseru.

    In addition to English, he can also speak French.

    英語 + に加えて adds French; フランス語も includes it as an extra ability

  • 授業料に加えて、教材費もかかる。

    Jugyouryou ni kuwaete, kyouzaihi mo kakaru.

    In addition to tuition, there are also material costs.

    授業料 (tuition) + に加えて stacks the material fees on top

Usage notes · 注意

  • Often followed by も to strengthen the 'also/too' feeling.
  • Register: neutral to formal; common in writing.
  • Used to pile an extra factor onto an existing situation.

Commonly confused with

The JLPT rarely asks whether you recognise a pattern — it asks which of several similar patterns fits. These are the ones ～に加えて is tested against.

vsだけでなく

に加えて simply adds one more item on top, while だけでなく ('not only... but also') emphasizes that the second item is added beyond expectation.

vsうえに

に加えて attaches to nouns and neutrally adds an item, whereas うえに often adds a same-direction (both good or both bad) factor and can follow full clauses.

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