Vocabulary
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Motivation
/motivaˈtsi̯oːn/· noun· Pl. die Motivationen
motivation
What gets you off the sofa — or doesn't, on a grey Monday in November.
CEFR B1Frequency ●●●●●
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Forms
- Singular
- die Motivation
- Plural
- die Motivationen
- Genitiv
- der Motivation
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Motivation
drive, willingness to act
Mir fehlt im Moment jede Motivation.
I have no motivation at all at the moment.
Word family
Motivationmotivierento motivatemotiviertmotivateddie Eigenmotivationself-motivationdas Motivmotive; motif
Common combinations
- die Motivation verlierento lose motivation
- jdm. fehlt die Motivationsomeone lacks motivation
- intrinsische / extrinsische Motivationintrinsic / extrinsic motivation
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
der Antriebder Ansporn
↔ Opposites
die Lustlosigkeit
Common learner mistakes
- Ich habe keine Motivation zu lernen Deutsch.Ich habe keine Motivation, Deutsch zu lernen.The zu-infinitive goes to the very end of its clause.
Real examples
- Nach drei Wochen war meine Motivation schon wieder weg.After three weeks my motivation was gone again.
- Lob steigert die Motivation mehr als Druck.Praise increases motivation more than pressure does.
- Woher nimmst du eigentlich die Motivation, jeden Tag um sechs zu laufen?Where do you get the motivation to run at six every day?
