Back Modalverb ALS Verb-doareañ Breton Způsobové sloveso Czech Mådesudsagnsord Danish Modalverb German Modaalverb Estonian فعل وجهی Persian Verbe modal French Modális ige Hungarian Háttarsögn Icelandic
A modal verb is a type of verb that contextually indicates a modality such as a likelihood, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestion, order, obligation, necessity, possibility or advice. Modal verbs generally accompany the base (infinitive) form of another verb having semantic content.[1] In English, the modal verbs commonly used are can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and ought.
- ^ Palmer, F. R., Mood and Modality, Cambridge University Presents, 2001, p. 33