koncentreras

Koncentreras is the present passive form of the Swedish verb koncentrera. The verb koncentrera means to make something more concentrated or to bring elements together toward a central point, as well as to focus one’s attention. In reflexive form, koncentrera sig means to concentrate oneself or to concentrate on something.

In everyday language, koncentrera sig is used to describe mental focus, for example: hon koncentrerade sig på studierna. In scientific and practical contexts, the verb describes processes that increase the concentration of a substance, such as removing solvent or evaporating liquid: lösningen koncentreras genom avdunstning.

Grammatical notes: koncentrera is a regular verb of the -era class. Its present tense forms include koncentrerar, and the past tense is koncentrerade, with the supine koncentrerat. The present passive form is koncentreras, and the past passive form is koncentrerades. The non-finite forms include infinitive koncentrera and participles such as koncentrerad and koncentrerat.

Etymology: the Swedish verb derives from the concept of bringing things to a center or focal point and has cognates in other European languages, such as German konzentrieren and English concentrate, linked by Latin roots meaning “to bring together” or “to center.” The noun form koncentration (and related terms) is used for the state or process of concentrating.

See also: concentration, koncentration (noun).