koncentruar

Koncentruar is an Albanian verb meaning to concentrate. It covers focusing mental effort, gathering or directing resources, and increasing the concentration of a substance in a solution. In everyday usage, it describes directing attention toward a specific task or goal, or marshaling people, time, and tools toward a common objective. In science and industry, koncentruar also refers to increasing the proportion of solute in a mixture or to intensifying a process by removing solvent or diluent.

Etymology: The term is a native Albanian verb with roots borrowed from Latin con- and centrum, likely via Romance languages such as Italian or French. It entered the modern Albanian vocabulary as scientific and administrative terminology expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Usage notes: Koncentruar is transitive and takes a direct object representing what is being concentrated. The related noun koncentrim denotes concentration, and the form koncentrohen and other tense forms express actions of concentration in different grammatical contexts.

See also: concentration (chemistry), focus, attention, concentration of resources.