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helpfulness
The quality or inner attitude of being ready and willing to help or support other people selflessly.
Nach der Flutkatastrophe war die Hilfsbereitschaft in der Bevölkerung enorm groß.
After the flood disaster, the helpfulness among the population was enormous.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Hilfe' (help) + 'bereit' (ready/willing) + '-schaft' (-ship/-ness). So it literally describes the quality (-schaft) of being ready to give help.
Seine Hilfsbereitschaft war wirklich beeindruckend.
His helpfulness was really impressive.
'Hilfsbereitschaft' (helpfulness) is often used with the verbs 'zeigen' (to show) or 'beweisen' (to prove/demonstrate). You can also 'jemandem für seine Hilfsbereitschaft danken' (thank someone for their helpfulness).
Die Nachbarn haben in der Notlage große Hilfsbereitschaft gezeigt.
The neighbors showed great helpfulness in the emergency.
Since 'Hilfsbereitschaft' (helpfulness) is a quality, it is often used with a possessive pronoun (meine, deine, seine) or a genitive to show whose quality is meant.
Ihre Hilfsbereitschaft hat uns allen sehr geholfen.
Her helpfulness helped us all a great deal.
readiness / willingness
Bereitschaft and Hilfsbereitschaft can both express that someone is willing to help. Bereitschaft refers generally to the willingness to perform a specific action, whereas Hilfsbereitschaft particularly emphasizes selfless support for others. Bereitschaft is suitable for a neutral statement, while Hilfsbereitschaft is used for voluntary help given to others.
Tom zeigte seine Hilfsbereitschaft, indem er der neuen Nachbarin beim Umzug kostenlos half.
Tom showed his helpfulness by helping his new neighbor move for free.
Tom zeigte seine Bereitschaft, beim Umzug zu helfen, nachdem man ihn gefragt hatte.
Tom showed his willingness to help with the move after he was asked.
