Afhjæpes

Afhjæpes is a Danish verb form that appears as the present passive of afhjælpe, meaning to remedy, alleviate, or remove a fault or problem. The form indicates that remediation is being performed on the subject, without explicitly naming the agent.

The word combines the prefix af- with hjælpe (to help). The present passive is formed as afhjæpes and is commonly used in technical, maintenance, and formal contexts to describe that an issue is being corrected. The agent can be expressed in a separate phrase, for example with af teknikerne (by the technicians), or left implicit: Fejlen afhjæpes (The fault is remedied).

Usage and examples

In practice, afhjæpes is used to convey successful or ongoing remediation. Examples include: Fejlen afhjæpes hurtigt efter opdagelsen (The fault is remedied quickly after its discovery). Problemet afhjæpes ved softwareopdatering (The problem is remedied by a software update). In some cases, the passive can also appear with auxiliary verbs to indicate aspect, such as er blevet afhjulpet or bliver afhjulpet, depending on the tense and emphasis.

Notes

Afhjæpes is a specialized passive form and may be less common in casual speech, where speakers might use active constructions or other passive forms (e.g., bliver afhjulpet). It is primarily found in technical, procedural, or quality-control writing, where precise description of remediation is required.