Szedését

Szedését is a noun phrase in Hungarian derived from the verb szed, meaning to pick, harvest, or to take. The base noun szedés denotes the act or process, and szedését is the definite object form used when referring to a specific instance or when the act is framed with a determiner or possessive. The exact sense of szedését depends on context.

In agricultural or foraging contexts, szedés refers to harvesting or picking crops, berries, herbs, or other plant material. It is used to describe seasonal work, yields, or culinary preparation. For example: A gyümölcs szedését a munkások végzik. (The picking of the fruit is carried out by the workers.)

In medical or pharmaceutical contexts, szedés denotes taking medications or following a prescribed regimen. It appears in phrases such as a gyógyszer szedése or a beteg szedését rendszeresen végzi. The form szedését can function as the definite object in a sentence, for example: A beteg a gyógyszer szedését rendszeresen végzi. (The patient regularly takes the medicine.)

Etymologically, szedését stems from szedés, formed with the suffix -és to create an abstract noun, while the definite object form -ét marks a specific, definite reference within a sentence. The word is versatile and appears in formal, technical, and everyday Hungarian, with the meaning narrowed by its surrounding words.