domestic help / home help
die Haushaltshilfe, die Haushaltshilfen
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domestic helper
A person who is paid to perform tasks such as cleaning, washing, or ironing in a private household.
Unsere Haushaltshilfe kommt jeden Dienstag und putzt die Wohnung.
Our domestic helper comes every Tuesday and cleans the apartment.
home help
A service provided by health or long-term care insurance that covers the cost of help with household tasks when someone is temporarily unable to manage the household themselves, for example because of illness.
Die Krankenkasse bewilligte ihr nach der Operation eine Haushaltshilfe.
After her operation, the health insurance fund approved home help for her.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Haushaltshilfen |
| genitive | der Haushaltshilfe |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Haushaltshilfe | die Haushaltshilfen |
| accusative | die Haushaltshilfe | die Haushaltshilfen |
| dative | der Haushaltshilfe | den Haushaltshilfen |
| genitive | der Haushaltshilfe | der Haushaltshilfen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
„Haushaltshilfe“ (domestic help / home help) is made up of „Haushalt“ (household) and „Hilfe“ (help). The word therefore refers either to help with household tasks or to a person who provides that help.
Die Haushaltshilfe übernimmt einmal pro Woche das Putzen und Bügeln.
The domestic helper takes care of the cleaning and ironing once a week.
Whether „Haushaltshilfe“ (domestic help / home help) refers to the person or to the service covered by insurance can often be recognized from the verb. With „beantragen“ (to apply for), „bewilligen“ (to approve), or „genehmigen“ (to authorize), it usually refers to the service provided by the health or long-term care insurance fund; with „kommen“ (to come), „putzen“ (to clean), or „einstellen“ (to hire), it usually refers to the person performing the work.
Nach dem Krankenhausaufenthalt konnte sie eine Haushaltshilfe beantragen.
After her hospital stay, she was able to apply for home help.
Typical expressions for the person include „eine Haushaltshilfe beschäftigen“ (to employ a domestic helper), „eine Haushaltshilfe einstellen“ (to hire a domestic helper), and „die Haushaltshilfe bezahlen“ (to pay the domestic helper).
Die Familie beschäftigt seit mehreren Jahren eine Haushaltshilfe.
The family has employed a domestic helper for several years.
