konzentrieren

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French concentrer +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔntsɛnˈtʁiːʁən/
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  • Hyphenation: kon‧zen‧t‧rie‧ren

Verb

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konzentrieren (weak, third-person singular present konzentriert, past tense konzentrierte, past participle konzentriert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to concentrate, to focus (one's mind or attention) [with auf (+ accusative) ‘on something’]
    In den nächsten Monaten konzentriere ich mich auf mein neues Buch.
    In the next few months I will focus on my new book.
  2. (transitive) to concentrate (something)

Conjugation

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