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modal case
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English
Noun
modal case (plural modal cases)
- (grammar) A case used to express ability, intention, necessity, obligation, permission, possibility, etc.
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modal case on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - a modal verb
- a modal auxiliary--example of the modal case in English.
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