動機 - dōki | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

あの人ひとの動機どうきが信用しんようできなかった。

ano hitono dōkiga shin'yō dekinakatta.

I was distrustful of his motives.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

動機どうきじゃない

dōkijanai

The negative form

1. Not the motive.; It's not motivation.

★ Common

Noun

#255297

動機どうきだった

dōkidatta

The past form

1. Was motivation.; Was the motive.

★ Common

Noun

#177555

動機どうきで

dōkide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. by motive; with motive

★ Common

Noun

#47253

動機どうきの

dōkino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Motivational; Of motive

★ Common

Noun

#41987

動機どうきじゃありません

dōkijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not the motive.; It's not motivation.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

動機どうきじゃないです

dōkijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not the motive.; It's not motivation.

★ Common

Noun

#847782

動機どうきでした

dōkideshita

The polite past form

1. Was motivation.; Was motive.

★ Common

Noun

#313725

動機どうきです

dōkidesu

The polite form

1. Motivation; Reason

★ Common

Noun

#94727

動機どうきではありません

dōkidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not the motive.; It is not the reason.

★ Common

Noun

#357973

Common 6 items

動機どうきじゃなかった

dōkijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't the motive.; Wasn't motivation.

★ Common

Noun

#866112

動機どうきだろう

dōkidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably motive.; Likely the reason.

★ Common

Noun

#394895

動機どうきじゃありませんでした

dōkijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't the motive.; It wasn't motivation.

★ Common

Noun

#1180935

動機どうきじゃなかったです

dōkijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't the motive.; It wasn't motivation.

★ Common

Noun

#1180935

動機どうきでしょう

dōkideshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably the motive.; Likely the reason.

★ Common

Noun

#163952

動機どうきではありませんでした

dōkidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not the motive.; It was not motivation.

★ Common

Noun

#833947

Advanced 3 items

動機どうきだったら

dōkidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If the motive…; If there was a motive…

★ Common

Noun

#421274

動機どうきであれば

dōkideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If the motive; When the motive

★ Common

Noun

#516729

動機どうきなら

dōkinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when motivation; If there is motivation

★ Common

Noun

#172866

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