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Having a strong inner drive, enthusiasm, and the will to do something or achieve a goal.
Nach dem Seminar war das ganze Team hoch motiviert, das neue Projekt zu starten.
After the seminar, the whole team was highly motivated to start the new project.
'Motiviert' (motivated) is the past participle of the verb 'motivieren' (to motivate). Like many participles in German, it is very often used as an adjective.
Ein motivierter Mitarbeiter leistet bessere Arbeit.
A motivated employee does better work.
If 'motiviert' (motivated) describes a person, it refers to their inner drive. If it describes an action or decision, often with an adverb, it explains its cause or reason.
Unsere Lehrerin ist immer gut gelaunt und sehr motiviert.
Our teacher is always in a good mood and very motivated.
To express what someone is motivated to do, German often uses an infinitive construction with 'zu' (to). The structure is: 'motiviert sein, etwas zu tun' (to be motivated to do something).
Ich bin motiviert, mein Deutsch zu verbessern.
I am motivated to improve my German.
In the meaning 'caused by', 'motiviert' (motivated) often appears together with an adverb that specifies the exact reason. Typical examples are 'politisch motiviert' (politically motivated), 'persönlich motiviert' (personally motivated), or 'wirtschaftlich motiviert' (economically motivated).
Es war eine rein persönlich motivierte Entscheidung.
It was a purely personally motivated decision.
to motivate
'motivieren' and 'motiviert' are closely related, but they have different grammatical roles. 'motivieren' is a verb: someone or something provides motivation, or you find motivation yourself. 'motiviert' is an adjective or participle: it describes the state of a person who has the desire and will to do something. In addition, 'motiviert' can also mean that something is caused by a reason. The words are easy to confuse because they look very similar. Memory aid: You motivate someone; afterward, the person is motivated.
Nach der Pause war er wieder motiviert und arbeitete konzentriert weiter.
After the break, he was motivated again and continued working with focus.
Das Gespräch mit meiner Lehrerin hat mich motiviert, für die Prüfung weiterzulernen.
The conversation with my teacher motivated me to keep studying for the exam.