motivation

motivation(
mo
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duh
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vey
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shuhn
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la motivación
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I don't have the motivation to exercise. I need to go to a class and do it in a group.Me falta motivación para hacer ejercicio. Necesito tomar clases y hacerlo en grupo.
a. el motivo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I doubt whether that was the real motivation behind his crime.Dudo que ese fuera el verdadero motivo de su crimen.
b. el motivación
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Whatever his motivation, his generous contribution to our cause welcome.Sea cual sea su motivación, su contribución generosa a nuestra causa es bienvenida.
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