Konsentrasyon

concentration / focusnoun

Alternative meanings

concentration; mental focus; intense attention; density; accumulation; gathering of people or things

Pronunciation

kon-sen-trah-SYON

Root and affixes

Konsentrasyon is a loanword related to konsentrar, to concentrate, and konsentrado, concentrated. For the act of mentally concentrating, mag-konsentrar or motutok may also be used depending on context.

Variants or conjugations

konsentrasyon; konsentrar; konsentrado; pagtutok; pagpunting; pagtagbo; panagtigom

Related words and expressions

konsentrar = to concentrate; konsentrado = concentrated; tutok = to focus or stare; atensyon = attention; hunahuna = thought; tigom = gather

Meaning and usage notes

Konsentrasyon works for mental concentration, chemical concentration, or concentration of people. For everyday mental focus, pagtutok or atensyon may sound more natural. For a mass gathering of people, panagtigom or pagtapok may also fit.