fokussierte

Fokussierte is a German term derived from the verb fokussieren, meaning to focus. It can function as the simple past tense form (Präteritum) of fokussieren, as in er fokussierte das Bild, or as an attributive adjective meaning focused, directed toward a specific point or goal, as in eine fokussierte Kamera or fokussierte Aufmerksamkeit. The word is commonly used in both technical and everyday language to describe something that has been brought into focus or concentrated on a particular aspect.

Etymology and form: Fokussieren is formed from Fokus, the German word for focus, which itself comes from Latin focus. The verb suffix -sieren creates actions such as to focus. The past participle of fokussieren is fokussiert, while the simple past form takes endings like fokussierte, fokussierten, etc., depending on the subject and tense. As an attributive adjective, fokussierte inflects like other adjectives (die fokussierte Linse, fokussierte Aufmerksamkeit).

Usage and contexts: In optics, fokussierte describes components that have been brought into sharp focus, for example eine fokussierte Linse. In psychology and cognitive science, it appears in phrases like fokussierte Aufmerksamkeit to denote concentrated mental processing. In journalism, business, and strategy, the term appears in expressions such as fokussierte Berichterstattung or fokussierte Strategien, indicating a targeted or narrow scope of effort. Synonyms include konzentrierte, zielgerichtete, and fokussierte is sometimes preferred for emphasis on the act of focusing.

See also: focus, Fokus, fokussieren, fokussiert.