Polyglot Dictionary

weiterhelfen

/ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌhɛlfn̩/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
hilft weiter
past
half weiter
perfect
hat weitergeholfen

Meaning

  1. to help further, to be of further help

    Built from weiter (on, further) + helfen (to help).

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • weiter on, further
  • helfen to help

Similar words

aushelfen

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 weiterhelfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Können Sie mir ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches weiterhelfen?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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