helpen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch helpen, from Old Dutch helpan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: hel‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛlpən

Verb

helpen

  1. (transitive) to help
    Wie mag ik helpen? ― Whom may I help?
  2. (transitive) to provide, to supply
    Bedankt dat je mij aan dat truitje hebt geholpen! ― Thanks for getting me that sweater!
  3. (transitive) to get hooked, to cause (someone) to be very keen (on), addicted or depended
    Die vriendengroup had haar aan de drank geholpen. ― That circle of friends got her addicted to alcohol.

Inflection

Inflection of helpen (strong class 3+7)
infinitive helpen
past singular hielp
past participle geholpen
infinitive helpen
gerund helpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular help hielp
2nd person sing. (jij) helpt hielp
2nd person sing. (u) helpt hielp
2nd person sing. (gij) helpt hielpt
3rd person singular helpt hielp
plural helpen hielpen
subjunctive sing.1 helpe hielpe
subjunctive plur.1 helpen hielpen
imperative sing. help
imperative plur.1 helpt
participles helpend geholpen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: help
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: helpu
  • Javindo: helpen
  • Jersey Dutch: hälpe
  • Negerhollands: help
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: halp
  • → Caribbean Javanese: hèlep, ngèlep

Low German

Verb

helpen

  1. Alternative spelling of hölpen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch helpan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną.

Verb

helpen

  1. to help, to aid, to assist
  2. to be helpful, to be beneficial

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive helpen
3rd sg. past halp
3rd pl. past holpen
Past participle geholpen
Infinitive helpen
In genitive helpens
In dative helpene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular helpe halp
2nd singular helps, helpes holps, holpes
3rd singular helpt, helpet halp
1st plural helpen holpen
2nd plural helpt, helpet holpt, holpet
3rd plural helpen holpen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular helpe holpe
2nd singular helps, helpes holpes
3rd singular helpe holpe
1st plural helpen holpen
2nd plural helpt, helpet holpet
3rd plural helpen holpen
Imperative Present
Singular help, helpe
Plural helpt, helpet
Present Past
Participle helpende geholpen

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English helpan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną.

Verb

helpen (third-person singular simple present helpeth, present participle helpende, first-/third-person singular past indicative holp, past participle holpen)

  1. to help
    • 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-18.
      And specially from every shires ende
      Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende,
      The hooly blisful martir for to seke,
      That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke.
      And specially from every shire's end
      Of England to Canterbury they travel,
      To seek the holy blessed martyr,
      Who helped them when they were sick.

Conjugation

Conjugation of helpen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) helpen, helpe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular helpe halp
2nd-person singular helpest holpe, halp
3rd-person singular helpeth halp
subjunctive singular helpe holpe1
imperative singular —
plural2 helpen, helpe holpen, holpe
imperative plural helpeth, helpe —
participles helpynge, helpende holpen, holpe, yholpen, yholpe

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon helpan (“to help”), from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną. Cognate with English helpan, Dutch helpen and German helfen.

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /hɛlpən/

Verb

helpen

  1. to help

Conjugation

Conjugation of helpen as a class 3b strong verb
Plain Infinitive helpen
Full Infinitive (Gerund) tô helpene or tô helpende
Verbal Noun helpen or helpent
Participles Imperatives
Present helpende 2nd Person Singular help
Past gehulpen 2nd Person Plural helpet
Indicative Subjunctive
Present Preterite Present Preterite
1st Person Singular helpe halp helpe hülpe
2nd Person Singular helpest or helpst hulpest or hülpest helpest hülpest
3rd Person Singular helpet or helpt halp helpet hülpe
Plural helpen (helpet?) hulpen or hülpen helpen hülpen

Descendants

West Frisian

Noun

helpen

  1. plural of help
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