Meaning of motief | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A motive.
2. A motif, a pattern.

Examples

“Sy wil haar familielede en vriende help en dit is haar motief om lid te word van die hulporganisasie.”

She wants to help out her relatives and friends and that is her reason for becoming a member of the aid organisation.

“Daar is geen motiewe in hierdie kuns, alleen maar improvisasie nie.”

There are no motifs in this art, there's only improvisation.

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