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Revision as of 16:16, 30 March 2020
Noun
testament, volonté
Modal verb
Marks the future, and is very often reduced to the sound /l/
syntax & semantics
- invariable
- cannot be combined with (preceded or followed by) other modal verbs or "to"
- can be followed by the verbal base / bare infinitive (or nothing)
- has at least two main meanings (one "radical" (capability), one "epistemic" (possibility))
can | could | capability / possibility |
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will | would | future / certainty / volonté |
shall | should | value judgement / necessity |
may | might | authorization / probability |
must | logical necessity / certainty |