Hilfszeitwort

German

Alternative forms

Hülfszeitwort (dated)

Etymology

From Hilfe +‎ -s- +‎ Zeitwort.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hilfszeitwort n (strong, genitive Hilfszeitwortes or Hilfszeitworts, plural Hilfszeitwörter)

(grammar) auxiliary verb
Synonyms: Auxiliarverb, Hilfsverb, Hilfswort

Hyponyms

(in German; in the narrow sense only) haben, sein, werden
(in German; in the broad sense also) dürfen, können, mögen, müssen sollen, wollen; (older also) lassen

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