hjálpa
See also: hjalpa and hjälpa
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjɔl̥pa]
Verb
hjálpa (takes dative object, third person singular past indicative hjálpti, third person plural past indicative hjálpt, supine hjálpt)
- to help
Usage notes
- einki hjálpti - nothing helped
- hjálpa sær - to get along, to get by, to manage
- lundin hjálpir sær væl við tað eina ljóðið - á! - the puffin gets by with the one sound - oa!
- hjálpa sær sjálvum - to use the toilet (verbally: "to help oneself")
Conjugation
Conjugation of hjálpa
| v-2 | ||||
| infinitive | hjálpa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | hjálpandi | |||
| past participle a39 | hjálptur | |||
| supine | hjálpt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | hjálpi | hjálpir | hjálpir | hjálpa |
| past | hjálpti | hjálpti | hjálpti | hjálptu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | hjálp! | — | hjálpið! |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈçaul̥pa/
- Rhymes: -aul̥pa
Verb
hjálpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hjálpaði, supine hjálpað)
- to help