Sammelt

Sammelt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb sammeln, meaning to collect, gather, or accumulate. It is used for he, she, or it collects, and is transitive, typically taking a direct object in the accusative case (for example: Er sammelt Münzen).

The verb sammeln has broader usage beyond a hobby. It can refer to collecting objects, information, or data, as in Daten sammeln, or to the act of gathering things for a purpose. In compound or related forms, the prefix einsammeln can indicate gathering in a particular place or crowd, though sammeln remains the more common base verb for everyday collection activities.

Conjugation and forms: Infinitive sammeln; present tense ich sammle, du sammelst, er sammelt, wir sammeln, ihr sammelt, sie sammeln. Präteritum (simple past) is er sammelte, and the perfect tense is er hat gesammelt; the past participle is gesammelt. These forms apply similarly to other persons and numbers.

Usage notes: Sammeln is often used for hobbies such as stamp collecting (Briefmarken sammeln), coin collecting (Münzen sammeln), or card collecting. It is also used in non-hobby contexts to describe data gathering, ethnographic fieldwork, or fundraising, as in Spenden sammeln. The related noun das Sammeln denotes the activity of collecting.

See also: Sammeln, the noun for the activity; related compounds include Sammelalbum (album for collecting items) and Sammelbegriff (collective term).