มอดัล

mo-dan

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

modal (linguistics)

relating to grammatical mood and meanings such as possibility, necessity, ability, or obligation (e.g., modal auxiliaries)

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคำกริยาช่วยkam grì-yaa chûuaiคำกริยาช่วยkam grì-yaa chûuaiauxiliary verbแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleมอดัลmo-danมอดัลmo-dan1modal (linguistics)2modal (logic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ความเป็นไปได้kwaam bpen bpai dâiความเป็นไปได้kwaam bpen bpai dâi1possibility; chance2feasibility; practicabilityหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ความจำเป็นkwaam jam bpenความจำเป็นkwaam jam bpen1necessity; need2compelling reason; justification3exigency; urgent need due to circumstancesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ประโยคprà-yôhkประโยคprà-yôhk1sentence (grammar)2statement/line (utterance)
The teacher explained that modal auxiliaries are used to indicate possibility or necessity in sentences.
2AdjectiveC1

modal (logic)

relating to modes of truth such as possibility and necessity in logic (e.g., modal logic)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตรรกะมอดัลdtàk-gà mo-danตรรกะมอดัลdtàk-gà mo-danmodal logicเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)พูดถึงpôot tĕungพูดถึงpôot tĕung1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...ความเป็นไปได้kwaam bpen bpai dâiความเป็นไปได้kwaam bpen bpai dâi1possibility; chance2feasibility; practicabilityและláeและláeand (coordinating)ความจำเป็นkwaam jam bpenความจำเป็นkwaam jam bpen1necessity; need2compelling reason; justification3exigency; urgent need due to circumstancesของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประพจน์bprà-pótประพจน์bprà-pótproposition; statement (logic)ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)จริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)เท็จtétเท็จtét1false; untrue2false; fraudulent (formal)อย่างเดียวyàang diaoอย่างเดียวyàang diao1only; just; solely; exclusively2alone; by itself (post-nominal)
In modal logic, we talk about the possibility and necessity of propositions, not just true or false.