Breakdown of Вдобавок к чизкейку мы заказали чай.
мы
we
чай
the tea
заказать
to order
чизкейк
the cheesecake
Questions & Answers about Вдобавок к чизкейку мы заказали чай.
What does вдобавок mean in this sentence?
Вдобавок means in addition, on top of that, or besides that.
In this sentence, вдобавок к чизкейку means in addition to the cheesecake.
It introduces an extra thing that was ordered:
- cheesecake + tea
So the whole phrase sets up the idea of adding tea to something else.
Why is there a к after вдобавок?
Because the fixed expression is:
вдобавок к + dative case
So Russian says literally something like:
- in addition to X
Examples:
- вдобавок к ужину — in addition to dinner
- вдобавок к подарку — in addition to the gift
- вдобавок к чизкейку — in addition to the cheesecake
You should learn вдобавок к as a chunk.
Why is чизкейку in the form чизкейку, not чизкейк?