JLPT N3 Intermediate
助かる
To be saved, rescued, or helpful.
Readings
Other forms
助かります polite form
助かった plain past
助かりました polite past
助かって te-form
1 Intransitive Godan Verb
To be saved / To survive
Describes the state of escaping death, injury, or a crisis safely without active intervention by the speaker.
Example
消防士 の おかげで 、 ビル の 中 に いた 全員 が 助かった 。
Thanks to the firefighters, everyone who was inside the building was saved.
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2 Intransitive Godan Verb
To be helpful / A lifesaver
Indicates that a burden has been lifted, a problem resolved, or a situation made significantly easier.
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