No. 8,500 in French
ajoutait
"Ajoutait" means "was adding" (imperfect tense of "ajouter").
In a sentence
Il ajoutait du sucre à son café chaque matin.
He used to add sugar to his coffee every morning.
In this sentence, 'ajoutait' is used in the imparfait tense to show a habitual action 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.
Here, 'ajoutait' is conveying an aspect of repeated actions or techniques during an ongoing event in the past.
Alors qu'il écrivait, il ajoutait toujours des notes en marge de la page.
While he was writing, he always added notes in the margins of the page.
In this sentence, 'ajoutait' describes an accompanying action taking place simultaneously with another action in the past.
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