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modal_verb

modal verb

See also: Modalverb

English

Examples
Examples of English modal verbs: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would, ought, need and dare

Noun

modal verb ‎(plural modal verbs)

(grammar) A verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood.

Synonyms

modal
modal auxiliary
modal auxiliary verb

See also

Translations

a kind of verb

Chinese:
Mandarin: 情態動詞, 情态动词 ‎(qíngtài dòngcí)
Czech: modální sloveso n, způsobové sloveso (cs) n
Danish: modalverbum (da) n, mådesudsagnsord n
Dutch: modaal werkwoord n
French: modal (fr) m, verbe modal m
German: Modalverb (de) n, Modalverbum n

Italian: verbo servile m, verbo modale m
Japanese: 法動詞 ‎(ほうどうし, hōdōshi), 法助動詞 ‎(ほうじょどうし, hōjodōshi) (modal auxiliary)
Latin:
Macedonian: модален глагол m ‎(módalen glágol)
Polish: czasownik modalny (pl) m
Portuguese: verbo modal m
Russian: мода́льный глаго́л m ‎(modálʹnyj glagól)
Slovene: modalni glagol m
Spanish: verbo modal m