hjälpverb
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Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]hjälpa (“help”) + verb (“verb”)
Noun
[edit]hjälpverb n
- (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
[edit]| Declension of hjälpverb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hjälpverb | hjälpverbet | hjälpverb | hjälpverben |
| Genitive | hjälpverbs | hjälpverbets | hjälpverbs | hjälpverbens |
Derived terms
[edit]- modalt hjälpverb (“modal verb, modal auxiliary”)