VERBELE MODALE
(MODAL VERBS)
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CAN |
Pot, sunt in stare, sunt capabil |
I can count from one to ten. He can translate the text. |
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MAY |
Pot, am voie, am permisiunea |
We may leave now. You may open the window. |
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MUST |
Trebuie |
They must write all the new w 23523n136x ords. He must learn this lesson. |
Caracteristici:
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nu au particula "to" la infinitiv; | |
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verbul care le urmeaza se foloseste la infinitiv scurt; | |
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la toate persoanele forma verbului este identica; | |
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interogativul, negativul si interogativ-negativul se formeaza ca la verbele "to be" si "to have"; |
Can you translate this text? You may not take her fountain-pen. Mustn't we write all the words? |
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forma negativa a verbului "can" se scrie intr-un cuvant: cannot ['kænət]; |
He cannot read this text. |
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formele contrase: can't [ka:nt] mayn't [meint] mustn't ['mΛsnt] | |
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verbul "may" la negativ exprima lipsa permisiunii: nu este permis; |
May I take your book? Yes, you may. No, you may not. (nu iti permit, nu iti dau voie) |
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verbul "must" la negativ exprima interdictia: este interzis, nu este voie; |
May we go now? No, you mustn't. |
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lipsa necesitatii se exprima prin "need not" (needn't): nu este necesar, nu este cazul. |
Must we write all these exercises? Yes, you must. No, you needn't. |
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