B1adjective · rare

modal

modal · more modal · most modal

середній, пересічний, середньостатистичний

модальный, ладовый

modal

Of, or relating to a mode or modusOf, or relating to a mode or modus.

UK/ˈməʊdəl/US/ˈmoʊdəl/

» Most foreigners will never fully master the use of German modal particles.

Die meisten Ausländer werden den Gebrauch der deutschen Modalpartikeln nie völlig beherrschen.

Большинство иностранцев никогда в полной мере не освоит немецкие модальные частицы.

Meaning

9 senses

Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
modal
of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
Of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause.
modal
мода́льныйmodálʹnyj
relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
Of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical — music.
ла́довыйládovyj
Of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical — music.
(broadly)In a mode which is not major or minor scale, the standard modes used in the Western musical tradition.
Of, or relating to the modality between propositions.
мода́льныйmodálʹnyj
Relating to the statistical mode.
Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.
a modal dialog; a modal window
modal
мода́льныйmodálʹnyj
Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes.

Examples

1 sentences

Most foreigners will never fully master the use of German modal particles.
ruБольшинство иностранцев никогда в полной мере не освоит немецкие модальные частицы.
deDie meisten Ausländer werden den Gebrauch der deutschen Modalpartikeln nie völlig beherrschen.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause:

music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of or relating to a mode or modus:

Origin

From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modālis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin

From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modālis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”). Compare to French, Spanish, and Portuguese modal and Italian modale. By surface analysis, mod(e) + -al.

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