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)

  1. 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)

  1. to help
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