összefoglalása

Összefoglalása is a Hungarian noun formed from összefoglalás (summary, recap) with the possessive suffix -a, and it denotes the summary of something as well as the act of summarizing. The form is used when referring to “its summary” or to the summary of a specific work or discussion, for example in phrases like “A könyv összefoglalása.”

Semantically, összefoglalása signifies a concise restatement of the main points of a larger text or argument. It is commonly used in academic, journalistic, and formal writing to indicate the outcome of summarizing, and it is closely related to, but distinct from, kivonat (abstract) and összefoglaló (a summary or summarizing instrument).

Morphology and syntax: the word takes standard Hungarian possessive and case forms, such as összefoglalását (its summary as a direct object) or összefoglalásával (with the summary). The base verb is összefoglalni, meaning to summarize, and the noun form can refer to both the process and the product of summarizing.

Related terms and nuances: összefoglalása is often contrasted with összegzés (summation) and kivonat (excerpt or abstract). In everyday language, összevont formák such as összefoglaló are also common, with összefoglaló serving as either an adjective meaning “summarizing” or as a noun meaning “summary” or “summarizer.”

See also: összefoglalás, összefoglaló, kivonat, összegzés.