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Formation: N + に加えて / に加え; V / い-adj plain form + こと／の + に加えて; な-adj: 〜なこと／なの + に加えて; N: 〜であること + に加えて

〜に加えて adds a further item of the same kind to X. Often both items are problems, or both are merits, and the second item is typically marked with も. It is somewhat formal and typical of news, reports and essays; in casual speech people tend to say 〜だけじゃなく. Compare 〜上に, which attaches directly to verbs and adjectives and often stresses that things pile up. 〜ばかりか adds surprise ('not only X but even Y'), and 〜はもちろん treats X as obvious. 〜に加えて is the most neutral of these.

Variants: に加え

Examples

• 大雨に加えて強風も吹き、交通は大きく乱れた。
  On top of the heavy rain, strong winds blew, causing major transport disruption.
• 彼は英語に加え、中国語も話せる。
  In addition to English, he can also speak Chinese.
• 物価の上昇に加えて賃金も伸び悩んでおり、家計は苦しくなっている。
  On top of rising prices, wages are also stagnating, so household budgets are getting tighter.

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