Pia
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Añadir vs. Agregar Hello, What is the difference between añadir and agregar? Both mean add, but I’m sure there is a slight difference. Thanks!
Jun 29, 2020 9:41 PM
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Hi! With "añadir" you can say: "I'm going to add an apple to my cart" (voy a añadir una manzana a mi cesta de compra). "Agregar" you will use in the context of a facebook request, for example: "I'm going to add my new friend on facebook" (voy a agregar a mi nuevo amigo en facebook). In a way "añadir" is adding quantity to something or to incorporate something into something else, whereas "agregar" is adding but also accepting something new is happening in the process. Hope that helps!
June 29, 2020
¡Hola Pia! Ambos son sinónimos. Pero, añadir es más formal. Agregar es más coloquial. ¡Espero que te ayude la explicación! Hasta pronto :)
June 30, 2020
En el diccionario de la RAE, la primera definición de "añadir" es "agregar". Son sinónimos. Como sucede con los sinónimos, preferimos uno u otro en función del contexto, de cada zona, de cada hablante. Quizás "agregar" es un poco (muy poco) más formal que añadir. Mi consejo como profesor y nativo: usa en general "añadir" y ve aprendiendo con la experiencia contextos concretos de "agregar". Saludos
June 30, 2020
agregar -> add: include añadir -> add: put in Both of them are considered synonyms also with: "incorporar" or "sumar". But the small difference is that "añadir" is to put in something and "agregar" is to include something to something that it was already said, wrote, done or exists. Hope I helped... If you want to take a Spanish class please check my profile: https://www.italki.com/spanish
June 30, 2020
Hi Pia, in my opinion there is no difference between those words, you can use them indistinctly. They're synonymous.
June 30, 2020
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