hëllefen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German helfan, Proto-Germanic *helpaną. The vowel was generalised from the 2nd and 3rd persons singular. Cognate with German helfen, Dutch helpen, English help, Icelandic hjálpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelefen/, [ˈhə.lə.fən]

Verb

hëllefen (third-person singular present hëlleft, past participle gehollef, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to help

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive hëllefen
participle gehollef
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative 		imperative
1st singular hëllefen —
2nd singular hëllefs hëllef
3rd singular hëlleft —
1st plural hëllefen —
2nd plural hëlleft hëlleft
3rd plural hëllefen —

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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