motiveren

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French motiver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moː.tiˈveː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: mo‧ti‧ve‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

motiveren

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

Conjugation

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.

Related terms

• demotiveren
• motivatie
• motivationeel

 

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “motiveren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute