modal auxiliary

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English[edit]

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modal auxiliary

Noun[edit]

modal auxiliary (plural modal auxiliaries)

(grammar) A verb used to express the mood (or tense) of another verb.

Examples (English modal auxiliaries)
can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will and would

Translations[edit]

verb used to express the mood of another verb — see also modal verb

Finnish: modaaliapuverbi, modaalinen apuverbi
Hungarian: módbeli segédige (hu)
Swedish: modalt hjälpverb n

See also[edit]

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