te agregué
/te aɡɾeɡe/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I added you" is translated into Spanish as te agregué.
This phrase is used when you have added someone to a contact list or a social media network. Depending on the platform or the specific action, you might also say Te seguí to mean "I followed you" or Te añadí como amigo/a to say "I added you as a friend". If you want to be more specific about a contact, you can use He añadido tu contacto or Añadí tu contacto to mean "I have added/I added your contact".
What does it mean word for word?
In the phrase te agregué, te means "you" (as an object) and agregué is the first-person singular preterite (past tense) of the verb agregar, which means "to add".
Which one should you use?
You can also use te añadí. For a more formal tone, you can use Te he agregado or the more formal Le he agregado.
How does it change in a sentence?
The informal form te agregué uses the second-person singular pronoun te, which is suitable for peers. When addressing someone formally, the pronouns change to lo (masculine) or la (feminine) to match the person's gender.
How do you pronounce it?
/te aɡɾeɡe/
Did you know?
- When adding someone to a group chat, Spanish speakers often use the verb meter meaning 'to put inside' and say te metí al grupo.
- The word te is a distant relative of the English word 'thee'.
- While agregué is common in the Americas, people in Spain are much more likely to use añadí to say 'I added you'. Using agregar in Spain can sometimes sound like you are adding an ingredient to a recipe.
Examples in context
- te agregué a mi lista de contactosI added you to my contacts
- Gracias por agregarmeThanks for adding me
- Te agregué a mis contactos.I added you to my contacts.
- Te agregué en Instagram ayer.I added you on Instagram yesterday.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are talking on the phone after meeting at a party.
- DanielHola Sofía, te agregué en Facebook.Hi Sofía, I added you on Facebook.
- Sofía¡Ah, sí! Ya te acepté.Ah, yes! I already accepted you.
- DanielPerfecto, ahora podemos hablar por ahí.Perfect, now we can talk through there.
- SofíaDe acuerdo, Daniel, nos vemos pronto.Okay, Daniel, see you soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
