Examples of using "мотив" in a sentence and their english translations:
That's a pretty tune.
We use it as a motif
What was his motive for doing it?
That's a pretty tune.
I like the melody of this song.
How does the song go?
- Tom began whistling a tune.
- Tom began to whistle a tune.
I can't remember the melody to that song.
The motive for the murder is not yet known.
I know the tune, but I don't know the words.
I no longer remember the song's melody.
What's his motive for committing murder?
I can't remember the melody to that song.
People tend to consider translation like algebra, with both sides of the equation being identical, when in fact it's more like a cover version of a song, where the tune is the same, but the arrangement is unique.
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.