hjälpsam

Swedish

Etymology

From hjälp (“help”) +‎ -sam (“-some”). Compare UK dialectal helpsome.

Adjective

hjälpsam (comparative hjälpsammare, superlative hjälpsammast)

  1. helpful (inclined to help; marked by trying to help)
    trevlig och hjälpsam personal
    friendly and helpful staff
    hjälpsamma kommentarer
    helpful comments

Usage notes

For a thing being helpful, användbar (“useful”) or "till stor hjälp" (of great help) or the like is more idiomatic. Hjälpsam implies agency.

Declension

Inflection of hjälpsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hjälpsam hjälpsammare hjälpsammast
neuter singular hjälpsamt hjälpsammare hjälpsammast
plural hjälpsamma hjälpsammare hjälpsammast
masculine plural2 hjälpsamme hjälpsammare hjälpsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hjälpsamme hjälpsammare hjälpsammaste
all hjälpsamma hjälpsammare hjälpsammaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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