ayudar

Senses

1. 1.

   to help

   to provide assistance or support to someone

2. 2.

   to aid

   to contribute to accomplishing something

Examples

• "¿Puedo ayudarte con ese proyecto?"

  Can I help you with that project?

• "Mi hermana me ayudó a limpiar la casa."

  My sister helped me clean the house.

• "Esto no me ayuda a entender el problema."

  This doesn't help me understand the problem.

Usage

Common transitive verb; typically used with an indirect object (me ayudó, te ayudo, etc.) or followed by a preposition like 'a' + infinitive (ayudar a hacer algo = to help do something). Formal and informal registers.