This is the 8500th most frequent French word.
ajoutait
"Ajoutait" means "was adding" (imperfect tense of "ajouter").
In this sentence, 'ajoutait' is used in the imparfait tense to show a habitual action in the past.
Il ajoutait du sucre à son café chaque matin.
He used to add sugar to his coffee every morning.
Here, 'ajoutait' is conveying an aspect of repeated actions or techniques during an ongoing event in the past.
Dans son discours, elle ajoutait des anecdotes pour captiver son auditoire.
In her speech, she would add anecdotes to captivate her audience.
In this sentence, 'ajoutait' describes an accompanying action taking place simultaneously with another action in the past.