- Basic forms
- 助ける — to help; to save / base form
- 助けます — (I) help; save / masu form
- 助けた — helped; saved / ta form
- 助けて — help (and …); please help / te-form
- 助けない — do not help / negative form
- 助ければ — if (someone) helps / conditional
- 助けろ・助けよ — help! save! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 助けたい — want to help / 〜たい form
- 助けられる — can help; can be helped / potential / passive
- 助けられた — was helped; was saved / passive past
- 助けられない — cannot help; cannot be helped / negative passive
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- 助けよう — let’s help / 〜よう form
- 助けなかった — didn’t help / past negative
- 助けている — is helping; is saving / progressive
助ける(たすける) is an ichidan verb. Drop る to add endings like ます, た, て, ない. Used for helping, rescuing, or supporting someone — as in 命を助ける (to save a life) or 友だちを助ける (to help a friend).
- 助手 — assistant
- 援助 — aid, support
- 救助 — rescue
- 助言 — advice, counsel
- 助力 — assistance, support
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助 combines the 力 (power) radical with a phonetic component to express “adding power” — helping or supporting others with strength.
友達を 助けました。
I helped my friend.
助手として働いています。
I'm working as an assistant.
