Modalverb
dasNounmodal verb
English translations
- 01
modal verb
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Verb, das die Art und Weise einer Handlung oder eines Zustands näher bestimmt (z.B. können, müssen, sollen).
- English meaning
- Modal verb
- Synonym
- None
- German example
- In dem Satz 'Ich muss lernen' ist 'muss' das Modalverb.
- English example
- In the sentence 'I must learn', 'must' is the modal verb.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Modalverb
- Plural Form
- die Modalverben
Related words
- Modalverbum
Modal verb
- gedurft
"Gedurft" is the past participle of "dürfen", a modal verb expressing permission or possibility.
- modal
modal
- gesollt
"Gesollt" is the past participle of the modal verb "sollen" and describes an obligation or expectation that was in the past.
Example sentences with “Modalverb”
Können ist ein wichtiges Modalverb. (Can is an important modal verb.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of Modalverb?
The plural is 'die Modalverben'. It is neuter (das).