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helpless
To be helpless in a difficult situation and not know how to manage without help.
Ohne deine Unterstützung wäre ich bei der Aufgabe völlig aufgeschmissen.
Without your support, I would be completely helpless with the task.
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'Aufgeschmissen' (helpless) is mainly colloquial and sounds quite emotional. In conversations, it is often used when someone wants to express their helplessness particularly strongly.
Wenn der Chef krank ist, sind wir im Büro ziemlich aufgeschmissen.
If the boss is sick, we're pretty helpless at the office.
The adjective usually appears predicatively with 'sein' (to be) or in the expression 'sich aufgeschmissen fühlen' (to feel helpless). It normally describes a person and their situation.
Nach dem Verlust seiner Notizen war er völlig aufgeschmissen.
After losing his notes, he was completely helpless.
Ohne die Anleitung fühlte sie sich bei der Reparatur aufgeschmissen.
Without the instructions, she felt helpless while repairing it.
'Aufgeschmissen' (helpless) is very often used with 'ohne' (without) and a person or thing that is urgently needed. Intensifiers such as 'völlig' (completely), 'total' (totally), or 'ziemlich' (pretty) are also frequently used.
Ohne meine Brille bin ich beim Lesen total aufgeschmissen.
Without my glasses, I'm totally helpless when reading.
