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hjálpa

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See also: hjalpa and hjälpa

Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to help

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Conjugation

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Conjugation of hjálpa (group v-2)
infinitive hjálpa
supine hjálpt
participle (a39)1 hjálpandi hjálptur
present past
first singular hjálpi hjálpti
second singular hjálpir hjálpti
third singular hjálpir hjálpti
plural hjálpa hjálptu
imperative
singular hjálp!
plural hjálpið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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