koncentrerer

Koncentrerer is the present tense form of the verb koncentrere, used in Danish and Norwegian Bokmål to express the act of focusing attention or increasing concentration. The term can describe directing mental effort toward a task, such as studying or problem solving, or making a substance more concentrated in a chemical or physical sense.

In everyday use, koncentrere covers both cognitive and procedural senses. For example, in Danish one might say, Hun koncentrerer sig om opgaven (She concentrates on the task). In chemistry or cooking, it can refer to procedures that increase the concentration of a solution by methods such as evaporation or solvent removal.

Etymology and related forms: koncentrere comes from Latin concentrāre, via French concentrer, with the core meaning centered on bringing elements together. The reflexive form koncentrerer sig is common when the subject acts upon itself. In Norwegian Bokmål, a closely related form is konsentrerer, reflecting a similar root and meaning.

Grammatical notes: The base verb is koncentrere. The present tense form koncentrerer is used for most subjects in Danish; in Norwegian Bokmål, the equivalent present tense form is typically konsentrerer. Other common forms include past tense koncentrerede, past participle koncentreret (Danish) or koncentrert (Norwegian), passive koncentreres, and present participle koncentrerende.

See also: concentration, focus, attention, solvent and solution chemistry, verbs of focus.