modal auxiliary

English

Noun

modal auxiliary (plural modal auxiliaries)

1. (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

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

• modal verb
• modal case