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die Hilfestellung

assistance, help, support

Er gab mir eine nützliche Hilfestellung.

He gave me some useful assistance.

Wir brauchen Ihre Hilfestellung bei diesem Projekt.

We need your assistance with this project.

to provide assistance to ((sb.dat)) ((j-m)) Hilfestellung leisten/geben The teacher provides assistance to the student.

die Unterstützung (support), der Beistand (assistance), die Hilfe (help)

From 'Hilfe' (help) and 'Stellung' (position, placement). The act of placing help where it is needed.

Think of 'Stellung' as putting something in place. 'Hilfestellung' is putting help in place for someone.

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