JLPT N4 vocabulary
助ける: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
たすける3Nakadaka · falls inside
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- to save, to rescue, to spare
- to help, to assist
- to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid
- to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 助ける | 助け |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 助け | 助け |
| Polite presentます形 | 助け | 助け |
| Polite pastました形 | 助け | 助け |
| Te-formて形 | 助け | 助け |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 助け | 助け |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 助け | 助け |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 助け | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 助け | 助け |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 助け | 助ける |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 助け | 助け |
| Passive受身形 | 助け | 助け |
| Make / let使役形 | 助け | 助け |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 助け | 助け |
Example sentences
困っている人がいたら助けるといいです。
If there's someone in trouble it's good to help them.
彼女は私が困っていると見ると助けてくれました。
She helped me as soon as she realized I was in trouble.
親友のピンチとあっては助けないわけにはいかないだろう。
If it's your best friend in a pinch, you can't very well not help them, can you?