hjälpa

See also: hjalpa and hjálpa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hiælpa, from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²jɛlpːa/
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Verb

hjälpa (present hjälper, preterite hjälpte, supine hjälpt, imperative hjälp)

  1. to help; give aid or assistance to
  2. to help; provide support to
  3. to relieve; to ease someone's troubles or problems
    De nya värktabletterna hjälpte verkligen
    The new painkillers really helped the pain

Usage notes
  • The strong conjugation of this verb is seen as archaic, and might not be understood by less educated speakers. The weak past form is attested at least since the middle 17th century.

Conjugation
Conjugation of hjälpa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive hjälpa hjälpas
Supine hjälpt hjälpts
Imperative hjälp —
Imper. plural1 hjälpen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative hjälper hjälpte hjälps, hjälpes hjälptes
Ind. plural1 hjälpa hjälpte hjälpas hjälptes
Subjunctive2 hjälpe hjälpte hjälpes hjälptes
Participles
Present participle hjälpande
Past participle hjälpt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of hjälpa (class 3 strong, archaic)
Active Passive
Infinitive hjälpa hjälpas
Supine hulpit hulpits
Imperative hjälp —
Imper. plural1 hjälpen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative hjälper halp hjälps, hjälpes halps
Ind. plural1 hjälpa hulpo hjälpas hulpos
Subjunctive2 hjälpe hulpe hjälpes hulpes
Participles
Present participle hjälpande
Past participle hulpen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

References
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