motivar

Catalan

Etymology

From motiu +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to motivate

Conjugation
Conjugation of motivar (first conjugation)
infinitive motivar
present participle 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
— motiva motivi motivem motiveu motivin

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Portuguese

Etymology

From motivo +‎ -ar.

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
  3. inflection of motivar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “motivar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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

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