Polyglot Dictionary

aushelfen

/ˈaʊ̯sˌhɛlfn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
hilft aus
past
half aus
perfect
hat ausgeholfen

Meaning

  1. to help out

    Built from aus (out) + helfen (to help).

    • Kannst du mir mit Geld aushelfen?

      Can you help me out with some money?

    • Kannst du mir mit etwas Geld aushelfen? Ich zahle es dir nächste Woche zurück.

      Can you help me out with some money? I will pay you back next week.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • helfen to help

Similar words

weiterhelfen

Aushelfen is helping out temporarily, often filling in for someone, like helping out at a shop; weiterhelfen is helping someone make progress with a problem they're stuck on.

Practice

1 What does aushelfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Kannst du mir mit Geld ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aushelfen?

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