concentrer

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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 , 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 , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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