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Etymology

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Borrowed from French motiver.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moː.tiˈveː.rə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mo‧ti‧ve‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

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motiveren

  1. justify, give grounds for
  2. motivate, spur on

Conjugation

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Conjugation of motiveren (weak)
infinitive motiveren
past singular motiveerde
past participle gemotiveerd
infinitive motiveren
gerund motiveren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular motiveer motiveerde
2nd person sing. (jij) motiveert, motiveer2 motiveerde
2nd person sing. (u) motiveert motiveerde
2nd person sing. (gij) motiveert motiveerde
3rd person singular motiveert motiveerde
plural motiveren motiveerden
subjunctive sing.1 motivere motiveerde
subjunctive plur.1 motiveren motiveerden
imperative sing. motiveer
imperative plur.1 motiveert
participles motiverend gemotiveerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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