motiver

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Noun

motiver n

  1. indefinite plural of motiv

Verb

motiver

  1. imperative of motivere

French

Etymology

From motif +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.ti.ve/
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Verb

motiver

  1. to motivate
  2. to justify

Conjugation

Conjugation of motiver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple motiver
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple motivant
/mɔ.ti.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle motivé
/mɔ.ti.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present motive
/mɔ.tiv/ 		motives
/mɔ.tiv/ 		motive
/mɔ.tiv/ 		motivons
/mɔ.ti.vɔ̃/ 		motivez
/mɔ.ti.ve/ 		motivent
/mɔ.tiv/
imperfect motivais
/mɔ.ti.vɛ/ 		motivais
/mɔ.ti.vɛ/ 		motivait
/mɔ.ti.vɛ/ 		motivions
/mɔ.ti.vjɔ̃/ 		motiviez
/mɔ.ti.vje/ 		motivaient
/mɔ.ti.vɛ/
past historic2 motivai
/mɔ.ti.ve/ 		motivas
/mɔ.ti.va/ 		motiva
/mɔ.ti.va/ 		motivâmes
/mɔ.ti.vam/ 		motivâtes
/mɔ.ti.vat/ 		motivèrent
/mɔ.ti.vɛʁ/
future motiverai
/mɔ.ti.vʁe/ 		motiveras
/mɔ.ti.vʁa/ 		motivera
/mɔ.ti.vʁa/ 		motiverons
/mɔ.ti.vʁɔ̃/ 		motiverez
/mɔ.ti.vʁe/ 		motiveront
/mɔ.ti.vʁɔ̃/
conditional motiverais
/mɔ.ti.vʁɛ/ 		motiverais
/mɔ.ti.vʁɛ/ 		motiverait
/mɔ.ti.vʁɛ/ 		motiverions
/mɔ.ti.və.ʁjɔ̃/ 		motiveriez
/mɔ.ti.və.ʁje/ 		motiveraient
/mɔ.ti.vʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present motive
/mɔ.tiv/ 		motives
/mɔ.tiv/ 		motive
/mɔ.tiv/ 		motivions
/mɔ.ti.vjɔ̃/ 		motiviez
/mɔ.ti.vje/ 		motivent
/mɔ.tiv/
imperfect2 motivasse
/mɔ.ti.vas/ 		motivasses
/mɔ.ti.vas/ 		motivât
/mɔ.ti.va/ 		motivassions
/mɔ.ti.va.sjɔ̃/ 		motivassiez
/mɔ.ti.va.sje/ 		motivassent
/mɔ.ti.vas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — motive
/mɔ.tiv/ 		— motivons
/mɔ.ti.vɔ̃/ 		motivez
/mɔ.ti.ve/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Etymology

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Verb

motiver

  1. (Jersey) to motivate

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

motiver n

  1. indefinite plural of motiv

Verb

motiver

  1. imperative of motivere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

motiver

  1. imperative of motivera
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