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I am about to go out of alphabetical order (eben should be next but it has lots of meanings so I’ll save that for later) so apologies. This one is very brief :}

What is a modal particle?

A word that stresses/emphasises something in a sentence or reflects the attitude a speaker is trying to convey. They are scarce in English (and various other languages), but to give an example take a look at ‘then’ in this sense:

“So how old are you then?”

If one was saying this to a child it could be seen as making the overall tone of the question more endearing and curious, not blunt.

German Modal Particle - Eh

This is more common in Southern Germany and is an alternative to “sowieso” or “ohnehin”.

#1 - Equivalent to “anyway(s)” or “in any case”

Ex: Wenn ich arbeite, brauche ich eh immer mehr zum Essen When I’m working, I need more to eat (anyway).

Ex: Das neue Magazin ist eh ein Muss! The new magazine is (in any case) a must!

And that’s it x). Hope this very brief post helped!