Questions & Answers about Van tien tot elf mediteer ik om me te focussen.
Why is there a me in om me te focussen? The English translation just says "to focus".
In Dutch, the verb for "to focus" is reflexive: zich focussen (literally "to focus oneself"). Because the person doing the focusing is ik (I), the reflexive pronoun must be me.
Where does the reflexive pronoun go in an om ... te clause?
It comes right after om. The standard word order is om + [reflexive pronoun] + [any other details] + te + [infinitive verb]. In this short clause, that gives us exactly om me te focussen.
Why is the subject and verb swapped here (mediteer ik instead of ik mediteer)?
Because the sentence starts with the time phrase Van tien tot elf. In Dutch, whenever a main clause starts with something other than the subject, the verb and subject must swap places. This rule is called inversion.
Can we just leave out the word uur (o'clock) in Van tien tot elf?
Yes! When mentioning a clear time range like "from ten to eleven", it is very common and natural in Dutch to drop the word uur, just as we often drop "o'clock" in English.