Polyglot Dictionary

Motivation

/motivaˈtsi̯oːn/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Motivationen

Meaning

  1. motivation

    • Ihm fehlt die Motivation.

      He lacks motivation.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Motiv

Easy to conflate: Motivation is the drive or energy behind an action; Motiv is the specific underlying reason or motive (also separately means "motif" in art).

Similar in other languages

French

motivation

motivation is the French word for the same thing — both mean "motivation."

Portuguese

motivação

motivação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "motivation."

Practice

1 What does Motivation mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ihm fehlt die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Motivation?

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