No. 1,983 in German
geholfen
"Geholfen" means "helped" in English.
In a sentence
Die Ärztin hat ihm geholfen.
The doctor helped him.
Here 'geholfen' is used as the past participle of 'helfen', indicating completed action of providing help by the doctor.
Er hätte mir nicht helfen können, also hat er nicht geholfen.
He wouldn't have been able to help me, so he didn't help.
In this sentence, 'geholfen' emphasizes the action of help that did not occur, reflecting a hypothetical situation previously stated.
Wir haben den Bedürftigen durch unsere Spende geholfen.
We helped those in need through our donation.
'Geholfen' here reflects the act of providing help, specifically to those in need, accomplished via the means described.
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