nounnot in the study set
das Modalverb
/moˈdaːlˌvɛʁp/
modal verb, modal auxiliary
- genitive
- des Modalverbes
- plural
- die Modalverben
- built from
- Modal + Verb
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
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasModalverb | dieModalverben |
| accusative | dasModalverb | dieModalverben |
| dative | demModalverb | denModalverben |
| genitive | desModalverbes | derModalverben |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.