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Otti unterstreicht im Buch den Satz über intrinsische Motivation mit einem grünen Stift. Otti underlines the sentence about intrinsic motivation in the book with a green pen.

adjective · C1

intrinsisch

[ɪnˈtʁɪnzɪʃ]

intrinsic

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  • Meine Motivation ist rein intrinsisch: Niemand zwingt mich, Deutsch zu lernen.

    My motivation is purely intrinsic: nobody is forcing me to learn German.

  • Bruno, ist deine Freude am Kochen intrinsisch, oder kochst du vor allem für das Lob deiner Gäste?

    Bruno, is your joy in cooking intrinsic, or do you cook mainly for your guests' praise?

  • Mit intrinsischem Interesse lernen wir nachweislich nachhaltiger als für Noten.

    It has been shown that we learn more lastingly out of intrinsic interest than for grades.

How the Word Is Built

intrins root isch suffix

-isch
makes an adjective, often of countries: praktisch (practical), typisch (typical).

In Otti's situations: Otti reads about the psychology of learning

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