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J'en ai ajouté deux cuillerées et j'ai remué.

J'en ai ajouté deux cuillerées et j'ai remué.
I added two spoonfuls of it and I stirred.
From Lesson 304:Past participles with quantities (en)·French

Questions & Answers about J'en ai ajouté deux cuillerées et j'ai remué.

Why is there no feminine plural agreement on ajouté since the sentence is about adding spoonfuls?
Normally, past participles in the passé composé only agree with a direct object if it comes before the verb. Here, the quantity deux cuillerées comes after the verb, so it doesn't trigger agreement. Furthermore, the pronoun en (which comes before the verb) represents the thing being added. As you are learning in this lesson, there is a special rule in French: past participles never agree with the partitive pronoun en. Therefore, ajouté stays invariable.
What is the difference between a cuillère and a cuillerée?
A cuillère is the physical spoon itself. By adding the suffix -ée, it becomes cuillerée, which means the contents of the spoon, or a 'spoonful'. You will see this suffix in other words describing volume, capacity, or duration, such as bouche (mouth) becoming bouchée (mouthful).
Why is en separated from deux cuillerées by the verb?
In French, object pronouns like en must always go immediately before the conjugated verb (here, the auxiliary ai). The specific quantity or number (deux cuillerées) must remain after the verb. Literally, the structure is 'I of-it have added two spoonfuls'.
Could I use mélanger instead of remué here?
Yes, but there is a slight difference in nuance. Remuer focuses on the physical action of stirring or moving something around (like stirring a drink or a pot of soup). Mélanger focuses more on the result of blending or combining different ingredients together.

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