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Ich füge zwei Gramm und drei Tropfen hinzu.

Ich füge zwei Gramm und drei Tropfen hinzu.
I am adding two grams and three drops.
From Lesson 251:Measurement plurals (zwei Liter, drei Glas)·German

Breakdown of Ich füge zwei Gramm und drei Tropfen hinzu.

ich
I
und
and
zwei
two
drei
three
das Gramm
the gram
der Tropfen
the drop
hinzufügen
to add

Questions & Answers about Ich füge zwei Gramm und drei Tropfen hinzu.

Why is it zwei Gramm and not zwei Gramme?
In German, masculine and neuter nouns used as units of measurement or quantity do not take a plural ending when they follow a number. Since das Gramm (the gram) is a neuter noun, it stays exactly the same in the plural here.
Does drei Tropfen follow the same measurement rule as Gramm?
Yes, drops are being used as a unit of measurement here. Der Tropfen is masculine, so it fits the rule of no plural ending for masculine and neuter measurement units. However, it is worth noting that the regular plural of der Tropfen is also just die Tropfen, so it would not change either way.
Why is hinzu at the very end of the sentence?
This is because the verb is hinzufügen (to add), which is a separable verb. In a regular main clause like this one, the prefix hinzu detaches from the main verb (füge) and moves to the very end of the sentence.
What case are the measurements in this sentence?
They are in the accusative case because they are the direct object being added. You cannot see a visible accusative ending on zwei Gramm or drei Tropfen because numbers do not change and these specific nouns do not take an extra ending here, but grammatically they are the accusative objects of hinzufügen.

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