concentrer

concentrer

French

Etymology

    From con- +‎ centrer.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/
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    Verb

    concentrer

    1. (reflexive, se concentrer) to concentrate
    2. (transitive) to concentrate (something)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of concentrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple concentrer
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple concentrant
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle concentré
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present concentre
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		concentres
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		concentre
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		concentrons
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/     		concentrez
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/     		concentrent
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/
    imperfect concentrais
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛ/     		concentrais
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛ/     		concentrait
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛ/     		concentrions
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/     		concentriez
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁi.je/     		concentraient
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛ/
    past historic2 concentrai
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/     		concentras
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa/     		concentra
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa/     		concentrâmes
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁam/     		concentrâtes
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁat/     		concentrèrent
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛʁ/
    future concentrerai
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/     		concentreras
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/     		concentrera
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/     		concentrerons
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/     		concentrerez
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/     		concentreront
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional concentrerais
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/     		concentrerais
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/     		concentrerait
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/     		concentrerions
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁjɔ̃/     		concentreriez
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁje/     		concentreraient
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/
    (compound
    tenses)         		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
    past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
    future perfect future of avoir + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
    subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present concentre
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		concentres
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		concentre
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		concentrions
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/     		concentriez
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁi.je/     		concentrent
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/
    imperfect2 concentrasse
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁas/     		concentrasses
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁas/     		concentrât
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa/     		concentrassions
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃/     		concentrassiez
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sje/     		concentrassent
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — concentre
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		— concentrons
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/     		concentrez
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/     		—
    compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
    1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
    2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
    past historic → present perfect
    past anterior → pluperfect
    imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
    pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

    (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

    Conjugation of se concentrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple se concentrer
    compound s'être + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple se concentrant
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɑ̃/
    compound ayant or étant + past participle
    past participle concentré
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present me concentre
    /mə kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		te concentres
    /tə kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		se concentre
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		nous concentrons
    /nu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/     		vous concentrez
    /vu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/     		se concentrent
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/
    imperfect me concentrais
    /mə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛ/     		te concentrais
    /tə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛ/     		se concentrait
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛ/     		nous concentrions
    /nu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/     		vous concentriez
    /vu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁi.je/     		se concentraient
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛ/
    past historic2 me concentrai
    /mə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/     		te concentras
    /tə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa/     		se concentra
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa/     		nous concentrâmes
    /nu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁam/     		vous concentrâtes
    /vu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁat/     		se concentrèrent
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɛʁ/
    future me concentrerai
    /mə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/     		te concentreras
    /tə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/     		se concentrera
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/     		nous concentrerons
    /nu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/     		vous concentrerez
    /vu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/     		se concentreront
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional me concentrerais
    /mə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/     		te concentrerais
    /tə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/     		se concentrerait
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/     		nous concentrerions
    /nu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁjɔ̃/     		vous concentreriez
    /vu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁje/     		se concentreraient
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/
    (compound
    tenses)         		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
    past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
    future perfect future of s'être + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
    subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present me concentre
    /mə kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		te concentres
    /tə kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		se concentre
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/     		nous concentrions
    /nu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/     		vous concentriez
    /vu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁi.je/     		se concentrent
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ/
    imperfect2 me concentrasse
    /mə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁas/     		te concentrasses
    /tə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁas/     		se concentrât
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa/     		nous concentrassions
    /nu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃/     		vous concentrassiez
    /vu kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁa.sje/     		se concentrassent
    /sə kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — concentre-toi
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃tʁ.twa/     		— concentrons-nous
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁɔ̃.nu/     		concentrez-vous
    /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe.vu/     		—
    compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
    1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
    2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
    past historic → present perfect
    past anterior → pluperfect
    imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
    pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

    (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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