I've heard that you should never date anyone who is less than half your age plus seven. Tom is now 30 years old and Mary is 17. How many years will Tom need to wait until he can start dating Mary?
誰でも2足す2は4だと知っている。
Everybody knows that two and two make four.
60にするためには17に何を足せばよいの。
What do you have to add to 17 to get 60?
6と4を足すと10になる。
Add six and four and you have ten.
それにもっと水をたしなさい。
Add more water to it.
黒に黒をたしても白にはならぬ。
Two blacks do not make a white.
砂糖を少し足して下さい。
Add a bit of sugar, please.
Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb
2.
to add (something); to top up (with something)
このスープは何か足した方がいいんじゃないかしら。
This soup needs something to eat it with.
Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb
3.
to take care of (e.g. one's business)
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九千九百九十九に一を足すと一万です。
Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine plus one is ten thousand.