concentrer

French

Etymology

From con- +‎ centrer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tʁe/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

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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