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help — Afrikaans Word of the Day

help (HELP) · verb (also noun): to assist or give assistance; also used as a noun meaning assistance

  • Kan jy my help? — Can you help me?
  • Sy het my gister gehelp met my huiswerk. — She helped me with my homework yesterday.
  • Help! Ek het my sleutels verloor. — Help! I have lost my keys.
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Afrikaans Word of the Day

help

/HELP/ • verb (also noun) — 4th of Jun, 2026


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Meaning: to assist or give assistance; also used as a noun meaning assistance

Examples

  1. Kan jy my help?
    (Can you help me?)
  2. Sy het my gister gehelp met my huiswerk.
    (She helped me with my homework yesterday.)
  3. Help! Ek het my sleutels verloor.
    (Help! I have lost my keys.)

Synonyms

  • bystaan
  • assisteer
  • ondersteun
Used very commonly to ask for or offer assistance. As a polite request add 'asseblief' (please): 'Kan jy my help, asseblief?'. It can be used as an urgent exclamation ('Help!') or as a verb ('hy kan jou help') and sometimes as a noun ('ek het hulp nodig' — note the noun form 'hulp').


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