focalizar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.ka.liˈza(ʁ)/ [fo.ka.liˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fo.ka.liˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fo.ka.liˈza(ʁ)/ [fo.ka.liˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.ka.liˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fu.kɐ.liˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fu.kɐ.liˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: fo‧ca‧li‧zar

Verb

focalizar (first-person singular present focalizo, first-person singular preterite focalizei, past participle focalizado)

  1. (transitive) to focus (to cause light to converge at a single point)
  2. (intransitive, of light rays) to converge at a single point
  3. (transitive) to focus (to adjust the lens of an optical instrument)
  4. (with em) to focus (to concentrate one’s attention)
    Synonyms: focar, concentrar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of focalizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal focalizar
Personal focalizar focalizares focalizar focalizarmos focalizardes focalizarem
Gerund
focalizando
Past participle
Masculine focalizado focalizados
Feminine focalizada focalizadas
Indicative
Present focalizo focalizas focaliza focalizamos focalizais focalizam
Imperfect focalizava focalizavas focalizava focalizávamos focalizáveis focalizavam
Preterite focalizei focalizaste focalizou focalizamos1, focalizámos2 focalizastes focalizaram
Pluperfect focalizara focalizaras focalizara focalizáramos focalizáreis focalizaram
Future focalizarei focalizarás focalizará focalizaremos focalizareis focalizarão
Conditional focalizaria focalizarias focalizaria focalizaríamos focalizaríeis focalizariam
Subjunctive
Present focalize focalizes focalize focalizemos focalizeis focalizem
Imperfect focalizasse focalizasses focalizasse focalizássemos focalizásseis focalizassem
Future focalizar focalizares focalizar focalizarmos focalizardes focalizarem
Imperative
Affirmative focaliza focalize focalizemos focalizai focalizem
Negative (não) não focalizes não focalize não focalizemos não focalizeis não focalizem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English focalize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fokaliˈθaɾ/ [fo.ka.liˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /fokaliˈsaɾ/ [fo.ka.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: fo‧ca‧li‧zar

Verb

focalizar (first-person singular present focalizo, first-person singular preterite focalicé, past participle focalizado)

  1. to focus
  2. (photography) to focus
  3. (investment) to target

Conjugation

    Conjugation of focalizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive focalizar
gerund focalizando
past participle masculine feminine
singular focalizado focalizada
plural focalizados focalizadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present focalizo focalizastú
focalizásvos 		focaliza focalizamos focalizáis focalizan
imperfect focalizaba focalizabas focalizaba focalizábamos focalizabais focalizaban
preterite focalicé focalizaste focalizó focalizamos focalizasteis focalizaron
future focalizaré focalizarás focalizará focalizaremos focalizaréis focalizarán
conditional focalizaría focalizarías focalizaría focalizaríamos focalizaríais focalizarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present focalice focalicestú
focalicésvos2 		focalice focalicemos focalicéis focalicen
imperfect
(ra) 		focalizara focalizaras focalizara focalizáramos focalizarais focalizaran
imperfect
(se) 		focalizase focalizases focalizase focalizásemos focalizaseis focalizasen
future1 focalizare focalizares focalizare focalizáremos focalizareis focalizaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative focalizatú
focalizávos 		focalice focalicemos focalizad focalicen
negative no focalices no focalice no focalicemos no focalicéis no focalicen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of focalizar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive focalizar dative focalizarme focalizarte focalizarle, focalizarse focalizarnos focalizaros focalizarles, focalizarse
accusative focalizarme focalizarte focalizarlo, focalizarla, focalizarse focalizarnos focalizaros focalizarlos, focalizarlas, focalizarse
with gerund focalizando dative focalizándome focalizándote focalizándole, focalizándose focalizándonos focalizándoos focalizándoles, focalizándose
accusative focalizándome focalizándote focalizándolo, focalizándola, focalizándose focalizándonos focalizándoos focalizándolos, focalizándolas, focalizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative focaliza dative focalízame focalízate focalízale focalízanos not used focalízales
accusative focalízame focalízate focalízalo, focalízala focalízanos not used focalízalos, focalízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative focalizá dative focalizame focalizate focalizale focalizanos not used focalizales
accusative focalizame focalizate focalizalo, focalizala focalizanos not used focalizalos, focalizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative focalice dative focalíceme not used focalícele, focalícese focalícenos not used focalíceles
accusative focalíceme not used focalícelo, focalícela, focalícese focalícenos not used focalícelos, focalícelas
with first-person plural imperative focalicemos dative not used focalicémoste focalicémosle focalicémonos focalicémoos focalicémosles
accusative not used focalicémoste focalicémoslo, focalicémosla focalicémonos focalicémoos focalicémoslos, focalicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative focalizad dative focalizadme not used focalizadle focalizadnos focalizaos focalizadles
accusative focalizadme not used focalizadlo, focalizadla focalizadnos focalizaos focalizadlos, focalizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative focalicen dative focalícenme not used focalícenle focalícennos not used focalícenles, focalícense
accusative focalícenme not used focalícenlo, focalícenla focalícennos not used focalícenlos, focalícenlas, focalícense

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