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моти́в

noun, incomparable, masculine, inanimate

Translations


  1. motif
  2. motive (something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour)
  3. motive, reason (an incentive to act in a particular way)

Declination


singularplural
nominativeмоти́вмоти́ви
genitiveмоти́вумоти́вів
dativeмоти́вовімоти́вам
accusative--
instrumentalмоти́воммоти́вами
locativeмоти́вімоти́вах
vocativeмоти́ве-

Examples


Том не мав мотиву вбивати Мері.
Tom had no motive to kill Mary.
У кого був мотив убити Тома?
Who had a motive to kill Tom?
У Тома був мотив.
Tom had a motive.
Том мав мотив.
Tom had a motive.
Які в неї мотиви?
What are her motives?
Які в них мотиви?
What are their motives?
Мотив убивства й досі невідомий.
The motive for the murder isn't yet known.
У мене були особисті мотиви.
My motives were personal.
Які в Тома мотиви?
What are Tom's motives?