German verb · CEFR B1
motivieren
Meaning in English: to motivate
Example
Nach dem Urlaub kann ich mich kaum motivieren.
After the holiday I can hardly motivate myself.
How common is motivieren?
motivieren is number 4,808 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 17 times per million words — about once every 60,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,804akzeptiertaccepted
- 4,805bekommeget, receive (1st person)
- 4,806gelebtlived
- 4,807ältesteoldest, eldest
- 4,808motivierento motivate
- 4,809fehltewas missing, lacked (past)
- 4,810die Fortsetzungcontinuation, sequel
- 4,811der Kochcook, chef
- 4,812infragein question (infrage kommen/stellen)
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,808
- The most common German verbs#1,199
- German B1 vocabulary#1,561
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