Breakdown of Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe. Auf Wiederhören!
Ihr
your (formal)
für
for
die Hilfe
the help
Vielen Dank
many thanks (warmer, more formal than danke)
Auf Wiederhören
goodbye (on the telephone)
Questions & Answers about Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe. Auf Wiederhören!
Why is it Vielen Dank and not just Viel Dank?
Dank (thanks) is a masculine noun. The phrase vielen Dank is a shortened version of a longer expression where the thanks is the direct object (accusative case). That is why the adjective gets the accusative masculine -en ending.
Why is Ihre capitalized here?
Ihre means "your" in the formal sense. In German, the formal pronouns and their possessive forms (like Sie, Ihnen, and Ihr) are always capitalized to tell them apart from the lowercase versions that mean "she", "her", or "their".
The word für is a preposition. How does it affect Ihre Hilfe?
The preposition für always takes the accusative case. Because Hilfe (help) is a feminine noun, the accusative form of the formal "your" is Ihre. If the noun were masculine, it would change to Ihren.
When do I use Auf Wiederhören instead of Auf Wiedersehen?
Auf Wiederhören literally means "until we hear each other again". You use it exclusively when saying goodbye on the telephone. Auf Wiedersehen is used when you are face-to-face and can actually see the person.
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