Motivation

See also: motivation and motivâtion

German

Etymology

motivieren (“motivate”) +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Motivation f (genitive Motivation, plural Motivationen)

1. motivation (willingness of action especially in behavior)

Declension

Declension of Motivation [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Motivation	die	Motivationen
genitive	einer	der	Motivation	der	Motivationen
dative	einer	der	Motivation	den	Motivationen
accusative	eine	die	Motivation	die	Motivationen

Further reading

• “Motivation” in Duden online
• “Motivation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache