JLPT N4Words

てつだう

Meaning
ほかの人の仕事を助けて一緒に行うこと
Explanation
「てつだう(手伝う)」 means to assist another person's work and do it together. It is used as in 「母を手伝う」. 「教わる(おそわる)」 something is for oneself to learn, so its direction differs from 「手伝う」, which means to assist the other person.
Original Japanese explanation

「てつだう(手伝う)」は、ほかの人の仕事を助けて一緒に行うことです。「母を手伝う」のように使います。何かを「教わる(おそわる)」は自分が学ぶことなので、相手を助ける「手伝う」とは向きがちがいます。

Examples
  • 母を手伝う

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