Hilfe erbitten / erflehen

to formally or desperately request aid

Türkçe: yardım talebinde bulunmak

Noun

Hilfe f.

Verb

erflehen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Das Start-up erbat dringend Hilfe von erfahrenen Investoren im Netzwerk.

How it is used

Means to formally or desperately request aid. Formal register. Used in a business email: 'Wir erbitten dringend finanzielle Hilfe.' Stronger than 'bitten'; implies urgency or humility.

Other verbs that go with Hilfe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Hilfe leistento provide/give assistance
• jdm. zu Hilfe kommento come to someone's aid
• etw. zu Hilfe nehmento use something as an aid/tool
• Hilfe bekommen / erhaltento receive/get help
• Hilfe anbietento volunteer assistance, often proactively
• Hilfe ablehnento decline offered assistance, often due to pride or self-reliance
• Hilfe benötigen / brauchento require assistance because you cannot manage alone

All collocations with Hilfe