Concentran

Concentran is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb concentrar. It means “they concentrate” or “you all concentrate” and is used with subjects such as ellos, ellas, or ustedes.

Morphology and usage: Concentrar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense. The full present-tense paradigm is: yo concentro, tú concentras, él/ella/usted concentra, nosotros concentramos, vosotros concentráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes concentran. The verb is transitive and commonly combines with direct objects to express focusing or gathering efforts, resources, or attention.

Etymology and nuance: Concentrar derives from the Latin concentrāre, itself built from con- “together” and centrum “center.” In Spanish, concentran is frequently used in contexts such as concentrar la atención, concentrar esfuerzos, or concentrar recursos, signaling the act of directing focus or accumulation toward a central point or goal.

Related forms: The related nouns include concentración (concentration) and concentrado (concentrated, as a past participle or adjective). The non-tensed form concentrar appears in many constructions, while concentrarse is the reflexive form meaning “to concentrate oneself” or “to focus one’s attention.”

Examples:

- Los investigadores concentran sus esfuerzos en la vacuna.

- Las autoridades concentran su atención en la seguridad pública.

- El equipo concentra recursos para el proyecto.

Concentran, as a specific verb form, is a standard element of everyday Spanish and appears across formal and informal registers whenever a subject is directing focus, effort, or resources toward a goal.