Polyglot Dictionary

motivo

/moˈtiβo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los motivos

Meaning

  1. reason

    • ¿Cuál es el motivo del viaje?

      What is the reason for the trip?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

razón

motivo is more about a specific motive or cause for an action; razón is more general reasoning or logic — both mean "reason."

Practice

1 What does motivo mean?

2 Fill the gap: ¿Cuál es el ___ del viaje?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches motivo?

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