seskupit

Seskupit is a verb used in several Slavic languages, notably Czech, meaning to bring together into a group, to assemble, or to consolidate forces or resources. It is a perfective form, typically used to denote the act of forming a group or coalition. The imperfective counterpart is seskupovat, which refers to the ongoing or repeated process of gathering.

Etymology and meaning

The verb derives from the noun skup (group) or skupina (group, assembly) with the prefix se-, which in many Slavic languages conveys the sense of combining or gathering. In usage, seskupit emphasizes the result of forming a cohesive unit rather than the ongoing process.

Usage and contexts

Seskupit is commonly used in political, military, and organizational contexts to describe creating a coalition or uniting forces. Examples: seskupit politické síly do koalice (to group political forces into a coalition); seskupit jednotky na cvičení (to gather units for a drill). It can also describe gathering people in a place or aligning resources, as in seskupit názorové proudy (to cohere opinion currents) or seskupit data into clusters.

Reflexive form

Reflexive seskupit se can mean to come together or to mass up in one place: Lidé se seskupili před budovou (People gathered in front of the building).

Noun form

The related noun seskupení denotes the act of gathering or the resulting group/coalition, e.g., politické seskupení (political grouping).

Synonyms and related terms

Similar actions can be expressed with shromáždit, sjednotit, sdružit, koncentrovat, or seskupovat (imperfective). The choice depends on nuance, with seskupit emphasizing forming a unit or coalition.

See also

Group formation, coalition, clustering, consolidation.