помогать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Compare to Serbo-Croatian pomagati, Polish pomagać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəmɐˈɡatʲ]
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Verb

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помога́ть (pomogátʹimpf (perfective помо́чь)

  1. to help [with dative ‘whom’]
    Я ему́ помога́л.Ja jemú pomogál.I was helping him.
  2. (colloquial) to aid, to assist materially [with dative ‘whom’ and 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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