Hilfswort

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German

Etymology

From Hilfe +‎ -s- +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɪlfsˌvɔɐ̯t/
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Noun

Hilfswort n (strong, genitive Hilfswortes or Hilfsworts, plural Hilfswörter)

(grammar) auxiliary verb
Synonyms: Auxiliarverb, Hilfsverb, Hilfszeitwort
(linguistics) function word

Declension

Declension of Hilfswort

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hilfswort	die	Hilfswörter
genitive	eines	des	Hilfswortes, Hilfsworts	der	Hilfswörter
dative	einem	dem	Hilfswort, Hilfsworte¹	den	Hilfswörtern
accusative	ein	das	Hilfswort	die	Hilfswörter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

(in German; in the narrow sense only) haben, sein, werden
(in German; in the broad sense also) dürfen, können, mögen, müssen, sollen, wollen; older also: lassen

Further reading

“Hilfswort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hilfswort” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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