sammle

Sammle is the imperative form of the German verb sammeln, meaning to collect or to gather. It is used to tell someone in an informal context to gather items, data, or information. The base verb is sammeln, whose meaning spans physical collection, accumulation, and compilation.

In present tense conjugation, the verb forms include ich sammle (I collect) and du sammelst (you collect). The third-person singular is er sammelt, and wir sammeln (we collect). The imperative has several forms: Sammle! (informal singular), Sammelt! (informal plural), and Sammeln Sie! (formal). The past participle is gesammelt, and the related noun Sammlung denotes a collection or compilation. A related prefix verb is einsammeln, meaning to collect together or to gather in.

Usage notes:

- Sammle Belege für den Bericht. (Collect evidence for the report.)

- Wir sammeln Daten für die Studie. (We are collecting data for the study.)

- In compound verbs, sammeln can pair with prefixes such as ein- or auf-, producing einsammeln (to gather in) or zusammensammeln (to assemble or accumulate).

- The term is common across contexts such as hobbies, research, archives, and journalism, where the act of gathering items or information is central.

See also: Sammlung (collection), Sammler (collector), Sammelband (compendium or collection of writings). The word is primarily used in German-language contexts but may appear in multilingual discussions of collecting practices, archiving, and data compilation.