помогать

Russian

Etymology

Compare to Serbo-Croatian pomagati, Polish pomagać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəmɐˈɡatʲ]
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Verb

помога́ть • (pomogátʹ) impf (perfective помо́чь)

  1. to help [+dative = whom]
    Я ему́ помога́л. ― Ja jemú pomogál. ― I was helping him.
  2. (colloquial) to aid, to assist materially [+dative = whom], [+instrumental = with/using what]
    Я дру́гу помога́ю де́ньгами. ― Ja drúgu pomogáju dénʹgami. ― I'm helping a friend with money.
  3. (impersonal) to avail, to work (to have the desired effect)
    Лека́рство помога́ет. ― Lekárstvo pomogájet. ― The medicine is helping.

Conjugation

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