modal auxiliary

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modal auxiliary

noun modal auxiliaries

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

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noun verb used to express the mood of another verb

Deutsch	Modalverb

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@misc{modal_auxiliary_2026,
  title = {modal auxiliary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/modal%20auxiliary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}