motivar

Catalan

Etymology

From motiu +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.tiˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.tiˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.tiˈvaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

motivar (first-person singular present motivo, first-person singular preterite motiví, past participle motivat)

1. (transitive) to motivate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of motivar (first conjugation)

infinitive			motivar
gerund			motivant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		motivat		motivada
		plural		motivats		motivades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	motivo	motives	motiva	motivem	motiveu	motiven
	imperfect	motivava	motivaves	motivava	motivàvem	motivàveu	motivaven
	future	motivaré	motivaràs	motivarà	motivarem	motivareu	motivaran
	preterite	motiví	motivares	motivà	motivàrem	motivàreu	motivaren
	conditional	motivaria	motivaries	motivaria	motivaríem	motivaríeu	motivarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	motivi	motivis	motivi	motivem	motiveu	motivin
	imperfect	motivés	motivessis	motivés	motivéssim	motivéssiu	motivessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	motiva	motivi	motivem	motiveu	motivin
	negative (no)	—	no motivis	no motivi	no motivem	no motiveu	no motivin

Derived terms

• motivació
• motivador

Further reading

• “motivar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “motivar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “motivar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “motivar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From motivo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [mo.t͡ʃiˈva(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [mo.t͡ʃiˈva(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [mo.t͡ʃiˈva(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.t͡ʃiˈva(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.tiˈvaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.tiˈvaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.tiˈbaɾ/ [mu.tiˈβaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.tiˈva.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mo‧ti‧var

Verb

motivar (first-person singular present motivo, first-person singular preterite motivei, past participle motivado)

1. (transitive) to motivate
2. (transitive) to cause, induce, provoke

Conjugation

    Conjugation of motivar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	motivar
Personal	motivar	motivares	motivar	motivarmos	motivardes	motivarem
Gerund
	motivando
Past participle
Masculine	motivado			motivados
Feminine	motivada			motivadas
Indicative
Present	motivo	motivas	motiva	motivamos	motivais	motivam
Imperfect	motivava	motivavas	motivava	motivávamos	motiváveis	motivavam
Preterite	motivei	motivaste	motivou	motivamos1, motivámos2	motivastes	motivaram
Pluperfect	motivara	motivaras	motivara	motiváramos	motiváreis	motivaram
Future	motivarei	motivarás	motivará	motivaremos	motivareis	motivarão
Conditional	motivaria	motivarias	motivaria	motivaríamos	motivaríeis	motivariam
Subjunctive
Present	motive	motives	motive	motivemos	motiveis	motivem
Imperfect	motivasse	motivasses	motivasse	motivássemos	motivásseis	motivassem
Future	motivar	motivares	motivar	motivarmos	motivardes	motivarem
Imperative
Affirmative		motiva	motive	motivemos	motivai	motivem
Negative (não)		não motives	não motive	não motivemos	não motiveis	não motivem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• desmotivar

Further reading

• “motivar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From motivo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /motiˈbaɾ/ [mo.t̪iˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mo‧ti‧var

Verb

motivar (first-person singular present motivo, first-person singular preterite motivé, past participle motivado)

1. (transitive) to motivate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of motivar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			motivar
gerund			motivando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		motivado		motivada
		plural		motivados		motivadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	motivo	motivastú motivásvos	motiva	motivamos	motiváis	motivan
	imperfect	motivaba	motivabas	motivaba	motivábamos	motivabais	motivaban
	preterite	motivé	motivaste	motivó	motivamos	motivasteis	motivaron
	future	motivaré	motivarás	motivará	motivaremos	motivaréis	motivarán
	conditional	motivaría	motivarías	motivaría	motivaríamos	motivaríais	motivarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	motive	motivestú motivésvos2	motive	motivemos	motivéis	motiven
	imperfect (ra)	motivara	motivaras	motivara	motiváramos	motivarais	motivaran
	imperfect (se)	motivase	motivases	motivase	motivásemos	motivaseis	motivasen
	future1	motivare	motivares	motivare	motiváremos	motivareis	motivaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		motivatú motivávos	motive	motivemos	motivad	motiven
	negative		no motives	no motive	no motivemos	no motivéis	no motiven

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of motivar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive motivar
	dative	motivarme	motivarte	motivarle, motivarse	motivarnos	motivaros	motivarles, motivarse
	accusative	motivarme	motivarte	motivarlo, motivarla, motivarse	motivarnos	motivaros	motivarlos, motivarlas, motivarse
with gerund motivando
	dative	motivándome	motivándote	motivándole, motivándose	motivándonos	motivándoos	motivándoles, motivándose
	accusative	motivándome	motivándote	motivándolo, motivándola, motivándose	motivándonos	motivándoos	motivándolos, motivándolas, motivándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative motiva
	dative	motívame	motívate	motívale	motívanos	not used	motívales
	accusative	motívame	motívate	motívalo, motívala	motívanos	not used	motívalos, motívalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative motivá
	dative	motivame	motivate	motivale	motivanos	not used	motivales
	accusative	motivame	motivate	motivalo, motivala	motivanos	not used	motivalos, motivalas
with formal second-person singular imperative motive
	dative	motíveme	not used	motívele, motívese	motívenos	not used	motíveles
	accusative	motíveme	not used	motívelo, motívela, motívese	motívenos	not used	motívelos, motívelas
with first-person plural imperative motivemos
	dative	not used	motivémoste	motivémosle	motivémonos	motivémoos	motivémosles
	accusative	not used	motivémoste	motivémoslo, motivémosla	motivémonos	motivémoos	motivémoslos, motivémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative motivad
	dative	motivadme	not used	motivadle	motivadnos	motivaos	motivadles
	accusative	motivadme	not used	motivadlo, motivadla	motivadnos	motivaos	motivadlos, motivadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative motiven
	dative	motívenme	not used	motívenle	motívennos	not used	motívenles, motívense
	accusative	motívenme	not used	motívenlo, motívenla	motívennos	not used	motívenlos, motívenlas, motívense

Derived terms

• desmotivar
• motivación
• motivador

 

Related terms

• motivo

 

Further reading

• “motivar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Anagrams

• vomitar