Der, die or das Motivation? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

die Motivation

feminine noun · motivation · level B1

The plural

die Motivationen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Why die?

No guessing needed: -ion → die · 2.2% (exception: das Stadion) "Motivation" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ion, which covers 53 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Character & psychology)

das Engagement
die Reaktion
das Selbst
das Verhalten
die Aufmerksamkeit
die Haltung
die Stärke
der Mut

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