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ayudo
Presentyoconjugation ofayudar.
ayudó
Preteriteél/ella/ustedconjugation ofayudar.

ayudar

ayudar(
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (to assist)
a. to help
¿Puedes ayudarme a mover este sofá?Can you help me move this sofa?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
2. (to assist)
a. to help
Si quieres ayudar, puedes barrer las hojas del jardín.If you want to help, you can sweep the leaves in the garden.
ayudarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
3. (to fend for oneself)
a. to help oneself
Si no te ayudas tú mismo, no esperes que otro lo haga.If you don't help yourself, don't expect anyone else to.
4. (to benefit from; used with "de")
a. to use
Ayúdate del pasamanos para bajar las escaleras al andén.Use the handrail to go down the stairs to the platform.
b. to make use of
Se ayudaron de todos los servicios a su disposición.They made use of all the services at their disposal.
A reciprocal verb is a verb that indicates that two or more subjects perform an action on each other (e.g. Ellos se abrazan.).
reciprocal verb
5. (to assist each other)
a. to help each other
Los dos hermanos están muy unidos y se ayudan mucho.The two brothers are very close and they help each other a lot.
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ayudar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (general)
a. to help
ayudar a alguien a hacer algoto help somebody (to) do something
¿en qué puedo ayudarle?how can I help you?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
2. (general)
a. to help
¿puedo ayudar?can I help?
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
3. (general)
a.
ayudarse de o conto make use of
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ayudar
transitive verb
(asistir) to help; assist; aid
ayudar a algn a hacer algo to help sb to do sth; ¿me puedes ayudar con la limpieza esta tarde? can you help me out with the cleaning this afternoon?; me ayudó a bajar del autobús he helped me off the bus
ayudar a algn a bajar
me ayuda muchísimo he's a great help to me; he helps me a lot
pronominal verb
ayudarse (mutuamente) to help each other; (valerse de) to make use of; use
ayúdate y Dios te ayudará God helps those who help themselves
Ayudar se puede traducir por help, assist y aid.
La manera más frecuente de traducir ayudar es por help. Si help va seguido de un verbo, este puede ir en infinitivo con o sin to:
¿Puedes ayudarnos? Can you help (us)?
Siempre le ayuda con la tarea He always helps her with her homework
¿Me puedes ayudar a preparar la cena? Can you help me (to) get dinner ready?
Ayudar se traduce por assist en un registro bastante más formal y se construye frecuentemente en la estructura to assist somebody with something:
La comadrona ayudó al médico con el parto The midwife assisted the doctor with the delivery
Ayudar se traduce por aid en inglés formal en el contexto de asesorar o prestar ayuda a un grupo de personas necesitadas:
... los intentos de Estados Unidos de ayudar a los refugiados kurdos ... ... attempts by the United States to aid Kurdish refugees ...
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