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How do you say "motivated" in German?
motiviert
In German, "motivated" is motiviert.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'moh-tee-VEERT', with stress on the last syllable, very close to the English word.
Grammar notes
motiviert is an adjective. In predicate position ("it is motiviert") it takes no ending; when placed before a noun, its ending changes to match the noun's gender and case.
Example sentence
Er fühlte sich motiviert, härter zu lernen.
He felt motivated to study harder.
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How to remember motiviert
This is a clean cognate of 'motivated', so trust your instinct here.
Related words
- excited aufgeregt
- thrilled begeistert
- terrified verängstigt
- shocked schockiert
- disgusted angewidert
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- empathetic empathisch
- optimistic optimistisch
- pessimistic pessimistisch
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Questions about motiviert
How do you say "motivated" in German?
In German, "motivated" is motiviert. It is an adjective.
How is motiviert used in a sentence?
Use motiviert as you would use the equivalent adjective in English. For example: Er fühlte sich motiviert, härter zu lernen. (He felt motivated to study harder.).
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