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Ein Helfer in gelber Weste reicht den Läufern am Seeufer Wasserbecher. A helper in a yellow vest hands the runners cups of water on the lakeshore.

noun · C1

der Helfer

[ˈhɛlfɐ]

helper, volunteer

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Grammar

Plural
die Helfer In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Helfer die Helfer
Ein Helfer in gelber Weste reicht den Läufern am Seeufer Wasserbecher. A helper in a yellow vest hands the runners cups of water on the lakeshore.
Accusative wen? was? den Helfer die Helfer
Dative wem? dem Helfer den Helfern
Genitive wessen? des Helfers der Helfer

How the Word Is Built

Helf root er suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

Word family

In Otti's situations: The friends organise a charity run

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