JLPT N4 Elementary

手伝う

To help with a task or lend a hand

Readings

Other forms

手伝います polite form

手伝って te-form

手伝った past tense

手伝おう volitional form

手伝えます potential form

Verb

To Help / To Lend a Hand

Describes joining someone in an ongoing activity or task to reduce their workload, rather than solving the problem for them entirely.

Example

夕食の準備を手伝ってくれる？

Can you help me get dinner ready?

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手伝う

てつだう

To help with a task or lend a hand

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この言葉を覚えましょう。

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