Meaning
to motivate, justify
- to inspire, motivate, or stimulate someone to act
- to give reasons or justification for a decision, statement, or action
In a sentence
Il direttore sa come motivare i propri dipendenti nei periodi difficili.
The manager knows how to motivate his employees during tough periods.
Devi motivare la tua richiesta per iscritto prima di venerdì.
You must explain the reasons for your request in writing before Friday.
La commissione non ha motivato il rifiuto della proposta.
The committee did not state reasons for rejecting the proposal.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| motivare | infinitive |
| motivo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| motivi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| motiva | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| motiviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| motivate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| motivano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| motivavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| motivavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| motivava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| motivavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| motivavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| motivavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| motivai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| motivasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| motivò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| motivammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| motivaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| motivarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| motiverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| motiverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| motiverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| motiveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| motiverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| motiveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| motivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| motivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| motivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| motiviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| motiviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| motivino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| motivassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| motivassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| motivasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| motivassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| motivaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| motivassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| motiverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| motiveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| motiverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| motiveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| motivereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| motiverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| motiva | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| motiviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| motivate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| motivando | gerund |
| motivato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In administrative or professional contexts, it often means 'to explain the grounds for'.