Koncentruj

Koncentruj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb koncentrować, meaning to concentrate or to focus. It is used when addressing someone informally and issuing a direct command or exhortation to direct one's attention to a task or objective.

In usage, koncentruj appears in instructions, coaching, and safety or study contexts. It is commonly combined with reflexive pronouns to form phrases such as koncentruj się (focus yourself) or, in the plural, koncentrujcie się (focus yourselves). Examples include: Koncentruj się na zadaniu. Koncentrujcie się na szczegółach.

Morphologically, koncentruj is the imperative mood used for the 2nd person singular. The corresponding 2nd person plural form is koncentrujcie. Negative imperatives are formed with nie: nie koncentruj się, nie koncentrujcie się. The form arises from the infinitive koncentrować and shares its root with related nouns such as koncentracja (concentration).

Etymology and related forms: the verb koncentrować stems from koncentru-, linked to the noun koncentracja, meaning concentration. The imperative koncentruj is part of a family of Polish verbs that form 2sg imperatives with the -uj suffix pattern in their -ować class.

See also koncentrować, koncentracja.