Përqendrohet

Përqendrohet is an Albanian verb form meaning to focus or to concentrate, typically describing the act of directing attention, energy, or resources toward a specific object, task, or goal. The form is the third-person singular present (middle/passive sense) of the verb, and it is used with subjects such as he, she, or it.

Usage and meaning

Përqendrohet is used both in everyday speech and in formal writing to indicate mental focus or attentional concentration. It can describe focusing on details, a task, a problem, or a goal. The construction often pairs with prepositions such as në (on) or tek (on/at) to specify the focus, for example: ai përqendrohet në detaje, ajo përqendrohet tek rezultatet.

Grammar and related forms

The root verb is përqendroj (to focus) or përqendrohem (to focus oneself). Përqendrohet is the present tense form for he/she/it, and there are other forms for I focus (përqendrohem), you focus (përqendrohesh), we focus (përqendrohemi), etc. The noun form associated with the concept is përqendrim, meaning focus or concentration.

Etymology and usage notes

The word is built from the prefix për- combined with qendro, a root related to staying or positioning, giving the sense of directing attention toward something. Përdoret both in cognitive contexts (attention, study) and in physical contexts (e.g., adjusting focus of a camera or instrument).

See also

përqendrim (focus, concentration), fokus (focus, loanword), koncentrim (concentration).