Hilfsverb

German

Alternative forms

Hülfsverb (dated)

Etymology

From Hilfe +‎ -s- +‎ Verb.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɪlfsvɛʁp/
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Noun

Hilfsverb n (mixed, genitive Hilfsverbs or Hilfsverbes, plural Hilfsverben)

(grammar) auxiliary verb, helping verb

Usage notes

Construed narrowly, this excludes modal verbs, but often they are included.

Declension

Declension of Hilfsverb [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hilfsverb	die	Hilfsverben
genitive	eines	des	Hilfsverbs, Hilfsverbes	der	Hilfsverben
dative	einem	dem	Hilfsverb, Hilfsverbe¹	den	Hilfsverben
accusative	ein	das	Hilfsverb	die	Hilfsverben

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Hilfszeitwort, Hilfswort
Auxiliarverb, Auxiliare, Auxiliar

Antonyms

Vollverb
(narrow sense also) Modalverb

Hyponyms

(broad sense) Modalverb (modales Hilfsverb)
(narrow sense, in German) haben, sein, werden

Further reading

“Hilfsverb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hilfsverb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Hilfsverb” in Duden online

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