hëllefen
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German helfan, Proto-Germanic *helpaną. The vowel was generalised from the 2nd and 3rd persons singular. Cognate with German helfen, Dutch helpen, English help, Icelandic hjálpa.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hëllefen (third-person singular present hëlleft, past participle gehollef, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to help
Conjugation edit
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hëllefen | |
| participle | gehollef | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | hëllefen | — |
| 2nd singular | hëllefs | hëllef |
| 3rd singular | hëlleft | — |
| 1st plural | hëllefen | — |
| 2nd plural | hëlleft | hëlleft |
| 3rd plural | hëllefen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||