Modalverb in German

IPA: /moˈdaːlˌvɛʁp/ Audio: De-Modalverb.ogg

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Etymology: From modal + Verb. Etymology templates: {{af|de|modal|Verb}} modal + Verb Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,en}} Modalverb n (mixed, genitive Modalverbes or Modalverbs, plural Modalverben) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,en}} Forms: Modalverbes [genitive], Modalverbs [genitive], Modalverben [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Modalverb [nominative, singular], Modalverben [definite, nominative, plural], Modalverbes [genitive, singular], Modalverbs [genitive, singular], Modalverben [definite, genitive, plural], Modalverb [dative, singular], Modalverbe [dative, singular], Modalverben [dative, definite, plural], Modalverb [accusative, singular], Modalverben [accusative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

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        "3": "Verb"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From modal + Verb.",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbs",
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        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Modalverbs",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverb",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "plural"
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    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Mo",
        "dal",
        "verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        }
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          "word": "Auxiliarverb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Funktionsverb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vollverb"
        }
      ],
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        "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)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Modalverb-de-noun-Tk6gVdyC",
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        [
          "modal verb",
          "modal verb"
        ],
        [
          "modal auxiliary",
          "modal auxiliary"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Modalverbum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "mixed",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/moˈdaːlˌvɛʁp/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Modalverb"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "modal",
        "3": "Verb"
      },
      "expansion": "modal + Verb",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "n,(e)s,en"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Mo",
        "dal",
        "verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,en"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German mixed nouns",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Grammar",
        "de:Verbs"
      ],
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          "word": "Auxiliarverb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Funktionsverb"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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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        [
          "modal verb",
          "modal verb"
        ],
        [
          "modal auxiliary",
          "modal auxiliary"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Modalverbum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "mixed",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/moˈdaːlˌvɛʁp/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Modalverb.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/De-Modalverb.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Modalverb"
}

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"Modalverb" meaning in German

Noun

Inflected forms