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Modal
01
modal
(grammar) a verb that is used with the main verb of a sentence to indicate possibility, intention, etc., such as can, might, should, etc.
información gramatical
estado de animacidad
abstracto
composición morfológica
compuesto
contable
forma plural
modals
Ejemplos
The book provides examples of how modals function in both formal and informal contexts.
El libro proporciona ejemplos de cómo funcionan los verbos modales en contextos formales e informales.
modal
01
modal, modal
pertaining to or representing the most frequently occurring value in a statistical distribution
información gramatical
composición morfológica
simple
relacional
no graduable
Ejemplos
The survey reported the modal response to the question.
La encuesta informó la respuesta modal a la pregunta.
02
modal, modal
relating to the grammatical mood of verbs, expressing modality such as necessity, possibility, or obligation
Ejemplos
" Can " and " must " are common modal verbs.
"Can" y "must" son verbos modales comunes.
03
modal, modal
pertaining to a musical mode, especially in ecclesiastical compositions
Ejemplos
The piece features modal scales rather than major or minor.
La pieza presenta escalas modales en lugar de mayores o menores.
