Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

hjälplös

helpless/²jɛlpˌløːs/

Meaning

helpless

In Swedish: som är utan hjälp; utlämnad

Forms

Forms of hjälplös
Basic form	hjälplös	with en-words
Neuter	hjälplöst	with ett-words
Plural and definite	hjälplösa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	hjälplösare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	hjälplösast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does hjälplös mean?

hjälplös in a sentence

ett hjälplöst offer för utvecklingen
a hapless victim of development

Questions

What does hjälplös mean in English?

hjälplös means “helpless”.

Origin

From hjälp (“help”) + -lös (“-less”).

Nearby common words

hjälplös is number 4,436 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,432salong lounge, drawing room
4,433online online.
4,434pest plague
4,435dansare dancer
4,437intim intimate
4,438målad painted
4,439fredlig peaceable, peaceful
4,440korg basket, wicker

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary