Összehajtjuk a megkímélt ruhadarabot.

It has three main parts:

• össze- = a verbal prefix meaning together, up, or into one
• hajt = fold, bend, turn
• -juk = we with a definite object

So összehajtjuk literally means something like we fold it together/up, which is why it is used for we fold in this sentence.

Because Hungarian uses two kinds of verb conjugation: indefinite and definite.

Here the verb has a specific direct object: a megkímélt ruhadarabot. Since the object is definite, Hungarian uses the definite conjugation:

• hajtunk = we fold / we are folding something unspecified
• hajtjuk = we fold it / we are folding a specific thing

So -juk is required because the sentence has a definite object.

a is the Hungarian definite article, equivalent to the.

Hungarian has two forms:

• a before consonants
• az before vowels

Since megkímélt starts with m, the correct article is a.

Because it is the direct object of the verb, so it takes the accusative ending.

• base form: ruhadarab = garment, item of clothing
• accusative: ruhadarabot

The accusative marker is basically -t, but Hungarian often inserts a vowel before it for easier pronunciation. Here that gives -ot.

So:

• ruhadarab = garment
• ruhadarabot = garment as the thing being acted on

megkímélt is an adjective-like form derived from the verb megkímél.

It works like a past participle or verbal adjective, meaning something like:

• spared
• preserved
• kept in good condition
• sometimes gently used, depending on context

In this sentence, it describes ruhadarabot, so it tells you what kind of garment it is.

Importantly, this does not make the whole sentence past tense. The main verb is still present tense: összehajtjuk.

The prefix meg- often gives a sense of completion or result. It is very common in Hungarian verbs.

Compare the idea:

• kímél = to spare, treat gently
• megkímél = to spare/preserve with a completed result

So megkímélt suggests something that has already been preserved, spared, or kept in good condition.

Because in Hungarian, when an adjective stands directly before a noun, usually only the noun gets the case ending.

So:

• a megkímélt ruhadarab = the preserved garment
• a megkímélt ruhadarabot = the preserved garment as object

The adjective megkímélt stays unchanged, while ruhadarabot carries the accusative marking.

This is very normal in Hungarian.

Hungarian word order is flexible and depends a lot on focus, topic, and style.

Starting with the verb can sound natural in contexts like:

• instructions
• descriptions of a process
• neutral action statements

So Összehajtjuk a megkímélt ruhadarabot is a natural way to say this.

A different order is also possible:

• A megkímélt ruhadarabot összehajtjuk.

That version puts the object more clearly in the topic position: As for the preserved garment, we fold it.

Not always. össze is a verbal prefix, and Hungarian prefixes can separate from the verb in some situations.

Together in a neutral affirmative sentence:

• Összehajtjuk a ruhadarabot.

Separated with negation:

• Nem hajtjuk össze a ruhadarabot.

Separated when another element is strongly focused:

• Most hajtjuk össze a ruhadarabot.

So in your sentence it is one word because that is the normal form in a neutral positive statement.

Because sz is a single letter in Hungarian, pronounced like English s.

When Hungarian doubles a digraph like sz, the spelling doubles only the first part visually, so:

• sz becomes ssz

That is why you get össze, not a simpler-looking spelling.

This is a common spelling pattern in Hungarian.

Yes.

• ruha usually means clothing, a dress, or clothes in a broader sense
• ruhadarab literally means piece of clothing or garment

So ruhadarab is more specific when you mean one individual clothing item.

It is present tense, first person plural: we fold / we are folding.

Hungarian present tense can also be used in contexts where English might use:

• simple present
• present progressive
• instructional language

So depending on context, összehajtjuk could mean:

• we fold it
• we are folding it
• we now fold it