modal particle

concept in linguistics
Thing general Q361669
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Summary

modal particle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: grammatical particle[2]
  • Topic's main category: Q118520843[3]
  • Described at URL: https://universaldependencies.org/u/feat/PartType.html#mod-modal-particle[4]
  • P14940: bll-133115569[5]

Why It Matters

modal particle has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). modal particle. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/modal-particle
MLA “modal particle.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 20 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/modal-particle.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_modal-particle_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{modal particle}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/modal-particle}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-20}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    P14940 → bll-133115569
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Exact match: https://acoli-repo.github.io/olia/html/core/olia.html#class_ModalParticle"
  2. 12d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'kk', 'lfn', 'nl', 'ro', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Equivalent class: http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133115569"
  3. 6w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → grammatical particle
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133115569"
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