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How to Say ‘You've been a great help!’ in German

Sie haben mir sehr geholfen!

zee hah-ben meer zair geh-HOL-fen

[zee hah-ben meer zair geh-HOL-fen]

💬 Usage Tip: helfen takes mir, not mich. So it's Können Sie mir helfen? "Can you help me?"

Phrase Breakdown

Sie haben mir

zee hah-ben meer

You have (to) me

'Helfen' takes the dative case, so it's 'mir' and not 'mich'.

Example

Sie haben mir das erklärt.

You explained that to me.

Words in this phrase

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal pronoun Sie used to address one person politely.

Example

Kommen Sie bitte herein.

Please come in.

haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

sehr geholfen!

zair geh-HOL-fen

helped a lot!

'Geholfen' is the past participle of 'helfen'. Stress 'HOL'.

Example

Das hat sehr geholfen!

That helped a lot!

Words in this phrase

sehr

[zair]

very / very much

Adds emphasis to 'gern' to sound especially warm and positive.

Example

Wenn jemand nach unseren Werten fragt, sage ich sehr gern mehr dazu.

When someone asks about our values, I am very happy to say more about it.

geholfen

[geh-HOL-fen]

helped

Past participle of 'helfen' (to help).

Example

Die Tablette hat geholfen.

The pill helped.

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