hëllefen

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to help

Conjugation[edit]

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.