geholfen

Geholfen is the past participle of the German verb helfen, meaning to help or assist. It forms perfect tenses with the auxiliary haben, as in Ich habe dir geholfen or Wir haben dem Nachbarn geholfen. In German, helfen commonly governs a dative recipient: the person receiving help is in the dative case (Ich habe dir geholfen; Er hat dem Kind geholfen).

In the Präteritum (simple past), helfen is irregular: ich half, du halfst, er half, wir halfen, ihr halft, sie halfen. The past participle geholfen follows the standard ge- prefix pattern used with many German strong verbs.

Geholfen is used in contexts ranging from everyday assistance to more formal praise or report. Common expressions include jemanden helfen (to help someone), bei etwas helfen (to help with something), and Hilfe leisten (to provide assistance). The noun form is Hilfe, meaning help or assistance, while geholfen is the verb form used in various tenses.

Geholfen can also appear in passive constructions formed with werden: Es wurde geholfen (Help was given) or Es wird geholfen (Help is being offered). This reflects the flexibility of German passives for describing actions where the recipient of help and the timing may vary.

Etymology: helfen derives from Old High German hilfen; the past participle geholfen follows the general German pattern of adding ge- and the -en suffix to the verb stem. Overall, geholfen is a central element of the verb helfen, used to describe past assistance across many contexts.