modal verb

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39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: verb modal — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Chinese Mandarin: 情態動詞 /情态动词 (qíngtài dòngcí) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Czech: modální sloveso — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Czech: způsobové sloveso — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Danish: modalverbum — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Danish: mådesudsagnsord — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Dutch: modaal werkwoord — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Finnish: modaalinen verbi — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• French: modal — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• French: verbe modal — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• German: Modalverb — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• German: Modalverbum — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Hungarian: modális/módbeliige (segéd) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Icelandic: háttarsögn — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Icelandic: háttarsagnorð — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Irish: briathar cúntach — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Italian: verbo servile — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Italian: verbo modale — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Italian: servile — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Italian: modale — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Japanese: 法動詞 (hōdōshi) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Japanese: 法助動詞 (hōjodōshi) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Latin: verbum modāle — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Macedonian: мо́дален гла́гол (módalen glágol) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Mongolian: баймж үйл үг (bajmž üjl üg) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Mongolian: хандлага үйл үг (xandlaga üjl üg) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠮᠵᠢ ᠦᠢᠯᠡ ᠦᠭᠡ (bayimǰi üile üge) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠨᠳᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠦᠢᠯᠡ ᠦᠭᠡ (qandulɣ-a üile üge) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Polish: czasownik modalny — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Portuguese: verbo modal — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Russian: мода́льный глаго́л (modálʹnyj glagól) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Serbo-Croatian: начински гла̏гол — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Serbo-Croatian: модални гла̏гол — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Serbo-Croatian: načinski glȁgol — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Serbo-Croatian: modalni glȁgol — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Slovene: modalni glagol — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Spanish: verbo modal — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Swedish: modalt verb — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood
• Ukrainian: мода́льне дієсло́во (modálʹne dijeslóvo) — a verb whose primary function is to express grammatical mood