German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hilfe +‎ bedürftig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪlfəbəˌdʏʁftɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌdʏʁftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: hil‧fe‧be‧dürf‧tig

Adjective

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hilfebedürftig (strong nominative masculine singular hilfebedürftiger, comparative hilfebedürftiger, superlative am hilfebedürftigsten)

  1. needy

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