motivieren

/motiˈviːʁən/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
motiviert
past
motivierte
perfect
hat motiviert

Meaning

  1. to motivate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

anstacheln

Anstacheln is to incite or egg someone on (often toward something reckless); motivieren is the neutral word for motivating someone.

Similar in other languages

French

motiver

motiver is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to motivate."

Portuguese

motivar

motivar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to motivate."

Practice

1 What does motivieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Trainer ___ die Spieler.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches motivieren?

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