konsentrasyon
concentration
Usage Note
Konsentrasyon is a Spanish loanword (from concentración) that spans academic, scientific, and everyday registers. In schools it refers to mental focus or attentiveness, while in chemistry it describes the proportion of a substance in a solution — both senses are in active everyday use.
Examples
" Kailangan ng konsentrasyon sa pag-aaral. "
Natural Translation
Studying needs concentration.
Literal Translation
Needs concentration in studying.
" Nangangailangan ng mataas na konsentrasyon ang pagbabasa ng matataas na aralin. "
Natural Translation
Reading advanced subjects requires high concentration.
Literal Translation
Requires high concentration the reading of-the advanced lessons.
" Tuwing maingay ang paligid, nawawala ang aking konsentrasyon kaya hindi ko matapos ang trabahong dapat ay madali lamang. "
Natural Translation
Whenever the surroundings are noisy, I lose my concentration, so I can't finish work that should have been easy.
Literal Translation
Whenever noisy the surroundings, gets-lost the my concentration so not I can-finish the work that should be easy only.
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