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hjálpa

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See also: hjalpa and hjälpa

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

hjálpa (takes dative object, third person singular past indicative hjálpti, third person plural past indicative hjálpt, supine hjálpt)

  1. to help

Usage notes

  • einki hjálpti - nothing helped
  • hjálpa sær - to get along, to get by, to manage
    • lundin hjálpir sær væl við tað eina ljóðið - á! - the puffin gets by with the one sound - oa!
    • hjálpa sær sjálvum - to use the toilet (verbally: "to help oneself")

Conjugation

More information infinitive, supine ...

1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçaul̥pa/
    Rhymes: -aul̥pa

Verb

hjálpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hjálpaði, supine hjálpað)

  1. to help [with dative]
    Enginn vildi hjálpa henni.
    No one wanted to help her.
    Hjálpaðu föður þínum!
    Help your father!
    Hver hjálpaði þér við verkefnið?
    Who helped you with the project?

Conjugation

More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information strong declension (sterk beyging), singular (eintala) ...
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