Modalverb in German

Audio: De-Modalverb.ogg

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

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Modalverbs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbes",
      "source": "declension",
      "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,s:es,en"
      },
      "expansion": "Modalverb n (mixed, genitive Modalverbs or Modalverbes, plural Modalverben)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,s:es,en"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "modal verb"
      ],
      "id": "en-Modalverb-de-noun-laJEljGY",
      "links": [
        [
          "modal verb",
          "modal verb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "mixed",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/De-Modalverb.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Modalverb"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Modalverbs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverbes",
      "source": "declension",
      "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Modalverben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,s:es,en"
      },
      "expansion": "Modalverb n (mixed, genitive Modalverbs or Modalverbes, plural Modalverben)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,s:es,en"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German mixed nouns",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "modal verb"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "modal verb",
          "modal verb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "mixed",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-Modalverb.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/De-Modalverb.ogg/De-Modalverb.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/De-Modalverb.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Modalverb"
}

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"Modalverb" meaning in German

Noun