motiver

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Danish

Alternative forms

  • motivér

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/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

motiver

  1. to motivate
  2. to justify

Conjugation

More information infinitive, simple ...
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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Close

Derived terms

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.