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How do you say "motivated" in Spanish (Latin America)?
motivado
In Spanish (Latin America), "motivated" is motivado.
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Pronunciation
Say "motivado" like mo-ti-BA-do — the capitalized part gets the stress, and remember Latin American speakers pronounce every c and z as a soft s, never like "th".
Grammar notes
motivado is a adjective used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
Se sentía motivado para estudiar más.
He felt motivated to study harder.
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How to remember motivado
"motivado" looks almost like the English "motivated", so the meaning "motivated" should stick with barely any effort.
Related words
- excited emocionado
- thrilled emocionado
- terrified aterrorizado
- shocked sorprendido
- disgusted disgustado
- sympathetic Simpático
- empathetic empático
- optimistic optimista
- pessimistic pesimista
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Questions about motivado
How do you pronounce motivado?
Say "motivado" like mo-ti-BA-do — the capitalized part gets the stress, and remember Latin American speakers pronounce every c and z as a soft s, never like "th".
Is motivado formal or casual?
motivado is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is motivado used in Spanish (Latin America)?
motivado is used the same way as the equivalent English adjective. For example: Se sentía motivado para estudiar más. (He felt motivated to study harder.).
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