Konsentrerte

Konsentrerte is a Norwegian adjective and past participle derived from the verb konsentrere, meaning to concentrate or bring together. It describes a high degree of concentration, either in a physical sense (a substance with a high solute content) or in a mental sense (a person or group that is focused). Grammatically, konsentrerte is the plural form used with plural nouns or when used predicatively after a linking verb; the singular form is konsentrert (for example, en konsentrert løsning; løsningen er konsentrert).

In chemistry and everyday language, konsentrerte is common. For example, en konsentrert løsning refers to a solution with a large amount of solute. De konsentrerte elevene i klassen lyttet stille. Plural attributives can be konsentrerte budskap or konsentrerte tiltak. The noun corresponding to the idea of concentration is konsentrasjon (or konsentrasjoner in plural).

Etymology: the word derives from the verb konsentrere, itself from Latin concentratus, likely via French or English and adapted into Norwegian through Danish and other Nordic languages.

See also: konsentrasjon, konsentrere, konsentrert.