modal case

English

Noun

modal case (plural modal cases)

(grammar) case to express ability, intention, necessity, obligation, permission, possibility, etc.

See also

modal case on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
a modal verb
a modal auxiliary--example of the modal case in English.

Appendix:Grammatical cases

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