拾い

拾い

"拾い" means "picking up" or "gathering."

Here, '拾い物をする' refers to the act of finding or picking up an item accidentally on a path or road.

道で拾い物をしました。

I found something on the road.

In this sentence, '拾い集める' extends the usage of '拾い' to mean collecting or gathering intangible items like ideas.

良いアイデアを拾い集めます。

I gather good ideas.

'拾いました' is using the verb '拾う' in its past tense form to describe the specific act of picking up a tangible item, namely a toy.

子供が落としたおもちゃを拾いました。

I picked up the toy that the child dropped.