helfen
to help
- Past (Präteritum)
- half
- Past participle
- geholfen (haben)
*helfen + Dat* (NOT Akk!): *Ich helfe dir.* *du hilfst, er hilft*, imperative *hilf!* *Hilfe!* *Es hilft nichts.* + *bei* + Dat / *zu* + Inf.
Conjugation
Present
- hilft
- present, singular, third-person
- helfe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- helfen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- hilfst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- helft
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- helf
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- half
- first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person
- halfen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- halfst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- halft
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- hülfe
- past, subjunctive
- helfe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- helfen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- helfest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- helfet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- hülfen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- hülfest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- hülfst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- hülfet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- hülft
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geholfen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geholfen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geholfen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geholfen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geholfen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geholfen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geholfen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geholfen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde helfen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden helfen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest helfen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet helfen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde helfen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden helfen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest helfen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet helfen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geholfen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geholfen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geholfen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geholfen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- hilf
- imperative, second-person, singular
- helft
- imperative, plural, second-person
- helf
- colloquial, form-of, imperative, singular
Participle
- geholfen
- participle, past
- helfend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- helfen
- infinitive
Other
- habe geholfen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geholfen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geholfen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geholfen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geholfen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geholfen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geholfen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geholfen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geholfen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- helfen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde helfen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden helfen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst helfen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet helfen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird helfen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geholfen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geholfen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geholfen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geholfen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geholfen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geholfen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Helfer
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
Prefixed forms (6)
- abhelfen (separable)
to remedy
Dem Problem ist nicht abzuhelfen. — The problem can't be remedied.
- aushelfen (separable)
to help out
Kannst du mir bitte aushelfen? — Can you help me out, please?
- mithelfen (separable)
to help along
Hilf bitte beim Aufräumen mit. — Please help tidy up.
- nachhelfen (separable)
to give a helping push
Hilf bitte ein wenig nach. — Give it a little push, please.
- verhelfen (inseparable)
to help attain
Er verhalf mir zu einem Job. — He helped me get a job.
- behelfen (inseparable)
to make do
Wir behelfen uns mit Kerzen. — We make do with candles.