How to say “support” in 36 languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
It is commonest in Chinese, where 支持 is the 264th most used word.
- Albanian mbështetje #2,060
- Arabic دعم to support #1,447
- Basque eduki to support, sustain #305
- Bengali নির্ভর dependence, support #754
- Catalan suport #837
- Chinese 支持 to support; to back #264
- Czech podporu #1,954
- Danish støtte #1,190
- Dutch steun to support, keep up, back up, assist #1,581
- English stand To support oneself on the feet in an erect… #454
- Finnish kannattaa to support, bear up, hold up, prop up, carry #1,243
- French supporter to support #1,888
- German unterstützung support, assistance, backing, also endorsement #2,135
- Greek υποστήριξη #2,230
- Hebrew תמיכה support, assistance, backing #1,884
- Hindi समर्थन support, advocacy, backing, agreement,… #829
- Icelandic fylgi support, help #1,237
- Indonesian berdiri to support oneself on the feet in an erect… #432
- Korean 지원 support; aid #1,316
- Lithuanian paramos #2,149
- Macedonian поддршка help, support #1,448
- Malay tanggung to support on the shoulder #1,652
- Malayalam പിന്തുണ #1,490
- Norwegian støtte #960
- Persian حمایت support, backing, aid, advocacy #1,697
- Polish wsparcie #2,212
- Portuguese apoio support, backing #1,348
- Romanian sprijin support, assistance, aid, succor #2,452
- Russian держать to hold, to keep, to support #941
- Spanish apoyo #1,613
- Swedish stöd #1,688
- Tagalog suporta support; prop #1,534
- Tamil ஆதாரம் support, ground, basis #728
- Telugu సంరక్షణ protection, sustaining, support, maintenance,… #366
- Turkish destek #878
- Urdu پیٹھ back, support, aid #670
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.