helfen
to help, to assist
English translations
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help
Word details
- German meaning
- Jemandem in einer schwierigen Situation beistehen oder unterstützen.
- English meaning
- to help
- Synonym
- unterstützen, beistehen, fördern
- German example
- Kannst du mir bitte helfen?
- English example
- Can you please help me?
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich helfe du hilfst er/sie/es ich hilft wir helfen ihr helfet sie helfen
- Past Participle
- ich habe geholfen du hast geholfen er/sie/es hat geholfen wir haben geholfen ihr habt geholfen sie haben geholfen
- Past
- ich half du halfst er/sie/es half wir halfen ihr halft sie halfen
Related words
- verhelfen
to help
- verhelfen
to assist
- verhelfen
to remedy
- auf die Sprünge helfen
To jog someone's memory, to give someone a hint
- behelfen
To make do, to manage
- abhelfen
To remedy, to alleviate
- mithelfen
To help out
- aufhelfen
To help someone up
- weiterhelfen
to assist
- emporhelfen
To help someone up
- verhelfen
To help to achieve
- aushelfen
to help out
- unterstützen
to support
- erbarmen
to have mercy, to pity
- wollend
willing
- nützen
To be of use
- einatmen
Inhale
- festquatschen
Festquatschen means to persuade or talk someone into something through long, often unimportant talking.
- in die Quere kommen
To get in someone's way means to hinder, disturb, or stand in the way of a person's plans.
- keine Hand rühren
not lift a finger
- keinen Finger rühren
to not lift a finger
- beystehen
To stand by
- nach hinten losgehen
backfire
- bereiterklären
to declare oneself ready, to agree
- dermal
Dermal
- gewillt
Willing
- freigebig
Generous
- freigiebig
generous
- willig
Willing
- hilfreich
Helpful
- vorgeblich
Purported means seemingly, allegedly, or only for show.
- propriozeptiv
Proprioceptive
- hartherzig
Hard-hearted means lacking in feeling, unkind, and without compassion.
- wohlmeinend
Well-meaning
- petrogenetisch
Petrogenetic
- Kröten
money, cash
- Rheininundationskollektenkasse
Rhine flood collection fund
- Pflaumensaft
Prune juice is a juice made from plums. It is often used as a natural laxative.
- Domestik
Domestique
- Spender
Donor
- Hilflosigkeit
Helplessness
- Substitutionstherapie
Substitution therapy is a medical treatment in which one substance is replaced with another, usually less harmful, to relieve withdrawal symptoms or treat addiction.
- Aluminiumhydroxid
aluminum hydroxide
- Ernährungsmedizin
Nutritional medicine
- Entwicklungshilfe
development aid
- Ausflucht
Excuse
- Nichtswisser
A know-nothing is a person who pretends to know nothing or acts dumb, often to avoid responsibility or shirk unpleasant tasks.
- Schlaftrunk
Nightcap
Example sentences with “helfen”
Kannst du mir bitte helfen? (Can you help me please?)
Frequently asked questions
Does helfen take the dative or accusative case?
The verb 'helfen' always takes the dative case (jemandem helfen). For example: 'Ich helfe dir'.