法ほう助じょ動どう詞し

noun

modal auxiliary verb

A grammatical term used in linguistics and language study to refer to auxiliary verbs that express modality, such as possibility, necessity, or obligation.

• 英えい語ごの「can」や「must」は法ほう助じょ動どう詞しに分ぶん類るいされる。

  English 'can' and 'must' are classified as modal auxiliary verbs.