motiválunk

Motiválunk is the present tense, first-person plural form of the Hungarian verb motiválni, meaning “we motivate.” It denotes that the subject (we) causes motivation in someone else or in a group. The infinitive is motiválni, and the present tense forms are motiválok (I motivate), motiválsz (you motivate), motivál (he/she/it motivates), motiválunk (we motivate), motiváltok (you all motivate), motiválnak (they motivate).

The word is built from the root motiv- with the typical Hungarian verb ending -ál, and is connected to the noun motiváció (motivation). The form motiválunk specifically identifies the doer as “we.”

Usage and context: Motiválunk appears in contemporary Hungarian across business, education, sports, coaching, and marketing to describe the act of imparting motivation or encouraging action. It is commonly used with a direct object referring to the recipient of motivation, such as csapatot (the team), diákokat (students), vagy benneteket (you all). Example sentences include “Mi motiválunk benneteket a kitűzött cél felé” or “Mi motiválunk téged a jobb teljesítmény felé.”

Related terms: motiváció (motivation), motiváló (motivational), motiválható (motivatable). The verb motiválni is a modern loanword in Hungarian, reflecting the influence of English and broader Latin-based etymology of motivation.

Notes: Motiválunk is a neutral, descriptive verb form used to state an action performed by the speaker and others together; it does not imply effect beyond the act of motivating.