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Meet helfen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

Meaning

  1. to help (someone); to assist; to aid [with dative ‘someone’ and bei (+ dative) ‘with’]
Forms

How helfen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichhelfehalf
duhilfsthalfst
er/sie/eshilfthalf
wirhelfenhalfen
ihrhelfthalft
Siehelfenhalfen

Partizip II geholfen · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich helfe meiner Mutter heute.I’m helping my mother today.helping someone
  2. 2
    Wir haben dem Nachbarn geholfen.We helped the neighbor.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Kannst du mir helfen?Can you help me?with a modal verb

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