modal verb
type of verb that caries modal meaning, such as "might"
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modal verb
Summary
modal verb is a semantic unit[1]. It draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (semantic_unit category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- modal verb's instance of is recorded as semantic unit[3].
- modal verb's GND ID is recorded as 4039791-9[4].
- modal verb's subclass of is recorded as verb[5].
- modal verb's subclass of is recorded as modal word[6].
- modal verb's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04dtpf[7].
- modal verb's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph309601[8].
- modal verb's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Modal verbs[9].
- modal verb's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0194762[10].
- modal verb's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/modal-verb[11].
- modal verb's has characteristic is recorded as linguistic modality[12].
- modal verb's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#Modal[13].
- modal verb's different from is recorded as auxiliary verb[14].
- modal verb's ISOCAT ID is recorded as 1329[15].
- modal verb's exact match is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#modal[16].
- modal verb's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as modalverb[17].
- modal verb's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 48314727[18].
- modal verb's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/15334[19].
- modal verb's Lex ID is recorded as mådesudsagnsord[20].
- modal verb's Lex ID is recorded as modalverber[21].
- modal verb's KBpedia ID is recorded as Modal[22].
- modal verb's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C48314727[23].
- modal verb's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as verb-modal[24].
Why It Matters
modal verb draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (semantic_unit category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]