# das Modalverb

das Modalverb is a German noun meaning “modal verb”. Forms: des Modalverbes, die Modalverben.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Modalverbes
- Plural: die Modalverben

## In other languages

- Русский: лингв. модальный глагол

## Meanings

1. modal verb, modal auxiliary (member of an open class of verbs typically expressing action, state, or other predicate meaning that includes all verbs except auxiliary verbs)

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