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Modal verbs
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Modal verbs include moatte must, meie may, hoege need, wolle want. It seems that only wolle want, moatte must and hoege need can be used as transitive copulas.

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The following examples show that wolle want, moatte must and hoege need can be used as transitive copulas:

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a. Se wolle gjin hûnen op it hiem
they want no dogs on the premises
They do not want dogs on the premises
b. Sy hoecht gjin man yn 'e hûs
she needs no man in the house
She does not need a man in the house
c. Sy moat net in man yn 'e hûs
she must not a man in the house
She should not have a man in the house

Such examples are usually found with indefinite direct objects, preferably based on the indefinite article or the negative article.

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