Swedish noun

en motivation

motivation

Meaning

motivation

In Swedish: drivkraft, intresse

Forms

Forms of motivation
Singular, indefiniteen motivation
Singular, definitemotivationen

motivation is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor motivation, den stora motivationen. Check another noun

Practise motivation

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Is it en motivation or ett motivation?

motivation in a sentence

  • eleverna saknar motivation i sitt arbete
    the students lack motivation in their work

Questions

What does motivation mean in English?

motivation means “motivation”.

Is it en motivation or ett motivation?

It is en motivation, and “the motivation” is motivationen.

Origin

From French motivation.

Nearby common words

motivation is number 7,599 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary