motive
adjective C1- motivated
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Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in motivem.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: motivesinde. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: motivesinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: motivesiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: motivesiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Onur hafifçe başını salladı, “ Ben düzenli bir sınıfta daha kolay motive oluyorum,” diye cevap verdi.
Onur nodded his head slightly and replied, "I get motivated more easily in a regular classroom."
Üniversite sınavına hazırlanmak beni bazen çok yoruyor ama gelecekteki başarılarımızı düşündükçe motive oluyorum.
Preparing for the university exam sometimes tires me a lot, but as I think about our future successes, I get motivated.
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