Motive
//ˈməʊtɪv//
Translations of "motive" (42 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | motiv(a cause to commit a crime), ngajë(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Arabic | حَافِز(a cause to commit a crime) | ḥāfiz | |
| Asturian | motivu(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Belarusian | ру́хаючы(causing motion), маты́ў(a cause to commit a crime), маты́ў(music: theme or subject) | rúxajučy, matýw, matýw | |
| Bulgarian | двигателен(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), движещ(causing motion), моти́в(a cause to commit a crime), моти́в(music: theme or subject), мотивирам(to prompt or incite) | dvigatelen, dvižešt, motív, motív, motiviram | |
| Catalan | motiu(a cause to commit a crime), motiu(arts: motif) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 動機 /动机(a cause to commit a crime) | dòngjī | |
| Czech | hybný(causing motion), motiv(a cause to commit a crime), pohnutka(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Danish | bevæggrund(a cause to commit a crime), motiv(a cause to commit a crime), motiv(music: theme or subject), motiv(arts: motif) | — | |
| Dutch | bewegend(causing motion), bewegings(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), motioneel(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), beweegreden(a cause to commit a crime), motief(a cause to commit a crime), motief(music: theme or subject), motief(arts: motif), motivatie(a cause to commit a crime), onderwerp(music: theme or subject), motiveren(to prompt or incite) | — | |
| Finnish | liike(causing motion), liike(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), liikkeellepaneva(causing motion), liikkeellepaneva(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), liikunta(causing motion), liikunta(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), aihe(music: theme or subject), aihe(arts: motif), motiivi(a cause to commit a crime), motiivi(arts: motif), vaikutin(a cause to commit a crime), motivoida(to prompt or incite) | — | |
| French | mobile(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), moteur(causing motion), mouvant(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), mobile(a cause to commit a crime), motif(a cause to commit a crime), motif(music: theme or subject), motif(arts: motif), thème(music: theme or subject), motiver(to prompt or incite) | — | |
| Georgian | მამოძრავებელი(causing motion) | mamoʒravebeli | |
| German | Beweggrund(a cause to commit a crime), Motiv(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Greek | κινητικός(Relating to motion and/or to its cause) | kinitikós | |
| Hebrew | מוֹטִיב(music: theme or subject), מניע(a cause to commit a crime) | motív, menía | |
| Hungarian | indíték(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Ido | motivo(a cause to commit a crime), motivo(music: theme or subject), motivo(arts: motif), motivizar(to prompt or incite) | — | |
| Irish | réasún(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Italian | motivo(a cause to commit a crime), movente(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Japanese | 動機(a cause to commit a crime) | dōki | |
| Korean | 동기(a cause to commit a crime) | donggi | |
| Ladino | sebeb(a cause to commit a crime), sebep(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Latin | ratio(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Macedonian | мотив(a cause to commit a crime) | motiv | |
| Occitan | motiu(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Persian | انگیزه(a cause to commit a crime) | angize | |
| Plautdietsch | Drief(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Polish | napędowy(causing motion), ruchowy(Relating to motion and/or to its cause), motyw(a cause to commit a crime), motyw(music: theme or subject), motyw(arts: motif), temat(music: theme or subject), motywować(to prompt or incite), zmotywować(to prompt or incite) | — | |
| Portuguese | motivo(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Romanian | motiv(a cause to commit a crime), motiv(music: theme or subject), rațiune(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Russian | дви́жущий(causing motion), моти́в(a cause to commit a crime), моти́в(music: theme or subject), моти́в(arts: motif), по́вод(a cause to commit a crime) | dvížuščij, motív, motív, motív, póvod | |
| Serbo-Croatian | mòtīv(a cause to commit a crime), мо̀тӣв(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Slovak | motív(a cause to commit a crime), motív(music: theme or subject) | — | |
| Slovene | motiv(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Spanish | motivo(a cause to commit a crime), motivo(music: theme or subject), móbil(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Swedish | motiv(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Thai | แรงจูงใจ(a cause to commit a crime) | rɛɛng-juung-jai | |
| Tocharian B | ṣarm(a cause to commit a crime) | — | |
| Turkish | motif(arts: motif) | — | |
| Ukrainian | руші́йний(causing motion), моти́в(a cause to commit a crime), моти́в(music: theme or subject) | rušíjnyj, motýv, motýv | |
| Vietnamese | động cơ(a cause to commit a crime) | — |
motiv, ngajë
motivu
motiu, motiu
hybný, motiv, pohnutka
bevæggrund, motiv, motiv, motiv
bewegend, bewegings, motioneel, beweegreden, motief, motief, motief, motivatie, onderwerp, motiveren
liike, liike, liikkeellepaneva, liikkeellepaneva, liikunta, liikunta, aihe, aihe, motiivi, motiivi, vaikutin, motivoida
mobile, moteur, mouvant, mobile, motif, motif, motif, thème, motiver
Beweggrund, Motiv
indíték
motivo, motivo, motivo, motivizar
réasún
motivo, movente
sebeb, sebep
ratio
motiu
Drief
napędowy, ruchowy, motyw, motyw, motyw, temat, motywować, zmotywować
motivo
motiv, motiv, rațiune
mòtīv, мо̀тӣв
motív, motív
motiv
motivo, motivo, móbil
motiv
ṣarm
motif
động cơ
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.