Összeszedem

Összeszedem is a Hungarian verb form derived from the infinitive összeszedni, meaning to gather, collect, or pick up. The prefix össze- conveys bringing together or completing the action, and szedni means to pick up or fetch. The form összeszedem is the first-person singular finite form and is used to express the speaker’s intention to gather or to state that they are gathering something, depending on context.

In literal use, összeszedem appears with a direct object indicating what is being gathered or picked up. For example: Összeszedem a ruháimat (I will pick up my clothes / I will gather my clothes), Összeszedem a cuccaimat (I will gather my things). The form can also appear in near-future contexts where the intention to perform the action is clear from surrounding speech. In addition to literal gathering, the verb can appear in idiomatic expressions, most notably in the reflexive összeszedem magam, meaning to pull myself together or to compose myself.

Morphology and related forms: összeszedem is the first-person singular form; related forms include összeszedem + a tárgy to specify what is gathered, összeszedtem (I gathered), összeszedném (I would gather), and various person/tense forms derived from összeszedni. The prefix and stem are productive, generating related verbs such as összeszedés (the act of gathering) or összeszedésre (for gathering up).

See also: összeszedni, összeszedés, összeszed magát. Usage notes: while mostly literal, the form can carry nuances of intention or immediacy in everyday speech, and in compound phrases it often refers to physically gathering items or, idiomatically, to regaining composure.