helpen

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Verb

helpen

  1. (transitive) to help
    Wie mag ik helpen? ― Whom may I help?
  2. (transitive) to provide, to supply [+ aan (with)]
    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 [+ aan (to)]
    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 helphielp
2nd person sing. (jij) helpthielp
2nd person sing. (u) helpthielp
2nd person sing. (gij) helpthielpt
3rd person singular helpthielp
plural helpenhielpen
subjunctive sing.1 helpehielpe
subjunctive plur.1 helpenhielpen
imperative sing. help
imperative plur.1 helpt
participles helpendgeholpen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Low German

Verb

helpen

  1. Alternative spelling of hölpen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch 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
  • Dutch: helpen
  • Limburgish: hèlpe

Further reading
  • “helpen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “helpen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

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

Verb

helpen

  1. to help

Conjugation
Conjugation of helpen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) helpen
indicative present past
1st person singular helpe holp
2nd person singular helpest holpest, hulpe
3rd person singular helpeþ holp
plural helpeþ, helpen hulpen, holpen
subjunctive present past
singular helpe hulpe
plural helpen hulpen
imperative present
singular help(e)
plural helpeþ
participle present past
helpende, helpinge (y)holpen

Descendants

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon helpan (“to help”), 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

West Frisian

Noun

helpen

  1. plural of help
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