hjälpverb

Swedish

Etymology

hjälpa (“help”) +‎ verb (“verb”)

Noun

hjälpverb n

  1. (grammar) an auxiliary verb, a helper verb
    I "Jag vill kunna tala svenska" är "vill" och "kunna" hjälpverb
    In "I want to be able to speak Swedish," "want to" and "be able to" are auxiliary verbs / helper verbs

Declension

Declension of hjälpverb
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hjälpverb hjälpverbs
definite hjälpverbet hjälpverbets
plural indefinite hjälpverb hjälpverbs
definite hjälpverben hjälpverbens

Derived terms

References

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