Hilfsverb
German
Alternative forms
- Hülfsverb (dated)
Etymology
From Hilfe + -s- + Verb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪlfsvɛʁp/
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Noun
Hilfsverb n (genitive Hilfsverbs, plural Hilfsverben)
- (grammar, broad sense) auxiliary verb, helping verb (including modal verb)
- (grammar, narrow sense) auxiliary verb, helping verb (excluding modal verb)
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 Duden online