Hilfe

/ˈhɪlfə/

die noun A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Hilfen

Meaning

  1. help

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Mithilfe

Close synonyms for help; Mithilfe leans toward assistance given alongside someone, Hilfe is the general word for help.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

socorro

socorro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "help."

Practice

1 What does Hilfe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Danke für deine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hilfe?

nouncore-vocabulary

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