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motiver
motiver
Danish
Alternative forms
- motivér
Noun
motiver n
- plural indefinite of motiv
Verb
motiver
- imperative of motivere
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.ti.ve/
Verb
motiver
- to motivate
Conjugation
Conjugation of motiver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | motiver | avoir motivé | |||||
| gerund | en motivant | en ayant motivé | |||||
| present participle | motivant /mɔ.ti.vɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | motivé /mɔ.ti.ve/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| 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/ |
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| past historic1 | motivai /mɔ.ti.ve/ |
motivas /mɔ.ti.va/ |
motiva /mɔ.ti.va/ |
motivâmes /mɔ.ti.vam/ |
motivâtes /mɔ.ti.vat/ |
motivèrent /mɔ.ti.vɛʁ/ |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | motive /mɔ.tiv/ |
motives /mɔ.tiv/ |
motive /mɔ.tiv/ |
motivions /mɔ.ti.vjɔ̃/ |
motiviez /mɔ.ti.vje/ |
motivent /mɔ.tiv/ |
| imperfect1 |
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/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | motive /mɔ.tiv/ |
— | motivons /mɔ.ti.vɔ̃/ |
motivez /mɔ.ti.ve/ |
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