Ezután összecsomagolunk.

Ezután means after this, after that, or afterwards, depending on context.

In this sentence, it sets the time frame for the action:

• Ezután összecsomagolunk. = After this, we’ll pack up.

It is made from:

• ez = this
• után = after

So the literal idea is after this.

A very similar word is utána, which also often means after that / afterwards. In many contexts they are close in meaning, but ezután feels a bit more explicitly tied to this.

Összecsomagolunk means we pack up or we will pack up.

It can be broken down like this:

• össze- = a verbal prefix meaning something like together, up, or into one
• csomagol = to pack
• -unk = we (first person plural ending)

So the whole word literally gives the idea we pack together/up → we pack up.

This is very common in Hungarian: a verb and a prefix combine to create a more specific meaning.

Because Hungarian verbs usually include the subject in the verb ending.

Here:

• -unk tells you the subject is we

So összecsomagolunk already means we pack up. You do not need to add mi (we) unless you want emphasis.

For example:

• Összecsomagolunk. = We’re packing up / We’ll pack up.
• Mi összecsomagolunk. = We pack up (with extra emphasis on we)

Grammatically, összecsomagolunk is a present-tense form.

However, Hungarian often uses the present tense to talk about the future when the time is clear from context. Since Ezután means after this, the sentence is very naturally understood as future in English:

• Ezután összecsomagolunk. = After this, we’ll pack up.

So:

• form: present
• meaning here: often future

This is extremely normal in Hungarian.

In a neutral affirmative sentence, Hungarian verbal prefixes usually come directly before the verb.

So:

• összecsomagolunk

That is the normal, neutral order.

But the prefix can move in other sentence types. For example:

• Nem csomagolunk össze. = We are not packing up.
• Mikor csomagolunk össze? = When are we packing up?

So the prefix is not permanently glued to the verb in every context, even though it is written as one word in the dictionary form and in neutral statements.

Yes, Hungarian word order is flexible, but different orders can sound more natural in different contexts.

The neutral version is:

• Ezután összecsomagolunk.

You may also hear:

• Összecsomagolunk ezután.

Both are possible, but the first one is the most straightforward if you want to say After this, we’ll pack up.

Putting Ezután first highlights the time frame. That is very natural because it connects this sentence to what happens before it.

In this sentence, there is no stated object. Hungarian often leaves the object unstated if it is obvious from context.

So összecsomagolunk can mean:

• we pack up
• we pack everything up
• we get packed and ready to leave

depending on the situation.

If you wanted to mention the object, you could say something like:

• Ezután összecsomagoljuk a dolgainkat. = After this, we pack up our things.

Notice the verb changes there:

• összecsomagolunk = no specific object stated
• összecsomagoljuk = used with a definite object like a dolgainkat

That difference is part of Hungarian’s definite vs. indefinite verb conjugation system.

Because összecsomagolunk is the indefinite conjugation form, used when:

• there is no object stated, or
• the object is indefinite / non-specific

In your sentence, no object appears, so -unk is the expected form.

If there were a definite object, Hungarian would often use the definite conjugation:

• összecsomagoljuk a bőröndöt = we pack up the suitcase
• összecsomagoljuk a dolgainkat = we pack up our things

So this sentence is perfectly natural without an object, and that is why összecsomagolunk is used.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• Ezután ≈ EH-zoo-taan
• összecsomagolunk ≈ UR-sseh-cho-ma-go-loonk

A few useful spelling notes:

• e is like e in met
• á is a long a, roughly like a in father
• ö is like the vowel in German schön or French peu; English does not have an exact match
• sz = s
• s = sh
• cs = ch
• zs = zh as in measure

Also, Hungarian stress is usually on the first syllable of each word:

• EZután
• ÖSSZEcsomagolunk

Yes, it is a normal and useful verb. The prefix össze- appears in many verbs and often gives the sense of together, into one, or up completely.

Examples:

• összerak = put together
• összegyűjt = collect together
• összeír = write down / compile into a list
• összeköt = tie together / connect

So once you get used to prefixes like össze-, many Hungarian verbs become easier to understand.

Yes, absolutely. It sounds natural.

Depending on context, it could mean things like:

• After this, we’ll pack up.
• Then we’ll get our things together.
• After that, we’ll finish packing.

It would fit naturally in instructions, travel plans, moving house, camping, or any situation where people are preparing to leave.