Összedobunk egy főételt.

Here összedobunk is idiomatic. Its basic pieces are:

• össze = together
• dob = throw

So literally it would be something like we throw together, but in everyday Hungarian it often means:

• to quickly put together
• to whip up
• to throw together

In this sentence, it suggests making a main dish fairly quickly or without too much fuss. It sounds casual and natural.

The ending -unk shows 1st person plural, so it means we.

So:

• dobok = I throw / I put together
• dobsz = you throw
• dob = he/she throws
• dobunk = we throw
• dobtok = you all throw
• dobnak = they throw

Because Hungarian verbs usually show the subject clearly, the separate pronoun mi (we) is normally unnecessary.

In Hungarian, many verbs use a verbal prefix like össze-. When the prefix is directly attached to the verb, it is written as one word:

• összedobunk

This is the normal form in a neutral statement.

However, the prefix can separate in certain situations, for example with:

• negation
• some kinds of focus
• certain sentence structures

For example:

• Nem dobunk össze egy főételt. = We are not throwing together a main dish.
• Egy főételt dobunk össze. = It is a main dish that we’re putting together.

So the one-word form is normal here because the sentence is a plain, neutral statement.

The -t is the accusative ending, which marks the direct object of the verb.

Here, the thing being prepared is a main dish, so főétel becomes:

• főétel = main dish
• főételt = a main dish / the main dish as the object

This is very common in Hungarian:

• kényv → könyvet
• almá? no, correct form: alma → almát
• főétel → főételt

So -t tells you that this noun is what the action is being done to.

Egy here works as the indefinite article, like a/an in English.

So:

• egy főétel = a main dish

It also keeps the object indefinite: not a specific, already-identified main dish, just a main dish in general.

This fits the verb form too. Hungarian has two kinds of verb conjugation:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

Because the object here is indefinite (egy főételt), the verb is in the indefinite form: összedobunk.

Compare:

• Összedobunk egy főételt. = We’ll throw together a main dish.
• Összedobjuk a főételt. = We’ll throw together the main dish.

Főétel is a compound noun:

• fő = main, principal
• étel = food, dish

So literally it means main dish or main course.

It refers to the central savory course of a meal, not a dessert or side dish.

Because Hungarian usually does not need subject pronouns unless they are being emphasized or contrasted.

The verb ending already tells you the subject:

• összedobunk = we put together

So the natural neutral sentence is:

• Összedobunk egy főételt.

You could say Mi összedobunk egy főételt, but that would add emphasis, something like:

• We will throw together a main dish.

That might be used if you are contrasting we with someone else.

It is mainly casual and colloquial, but not strange or improper.

The verb összedob has an informal, everyday feeling. It suggests something like:

• quickly making something
• putting something together without ceremony
• whipping something up

So it fits friendly spoken Hungarian very well.

If you wanted something more neutral or formal, you might choose another verb, such as:

• készítünk egy főételt = we make / prepare a main dish
• elkészítünk egy főételt = we prepare a main dish

Those sound less casual than összedobunk.

No. Összedob is broader than that.

Depending on context, it can mean things like:

• to throw something together quickly
• to put something together
• to whip up
• sometimes even to chip in / pool together in another kind of context

For example, it can be used for:

• food
• a quick plan
• a simple document
• a rough solution
• shared money or effort

So in this sentence, the food meaning comes from egy főételt.

The sentence has a very natural neutral word order:

• Összedobunk egy főételt.

In Hungarian, word order often shows focus and information structure, not just grammar.

Here, the prefix stays attached to the verb (összedobunk), which is a good sign that the sentence is neutral and not strongly focusing another element.

If you move the object before the verb, the meaning becomes more contrastive or focused:

• Egy főételt dobunk össze.

This can sound more like:

• It’s a main dish that we’re putting together.
• We’re putting together a main dish (rather than something else).

So the original order is the simplest, most neutral version.

Yes. Hungarian present tense often covers near future or intended future actions, especially when context makes it clear.

So Összedobunk egy főételt can mean:

• We are throwing together a main dish.
• We’ll throw together a main dish.

Both are possible depending on context.

That is very normal in Hungarian. If needed, time words make it clearer:

• Ma este összedobunk egy főételt. = We’ll throw together a main dish tonight.
• Most összedobunk egy főételt. = We’re throwing together a main dish now.