помогать

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare to Serbo-Croatian pomagati, Polish pomagać.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pəmɐˈɡatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

помога́ть (pomogátʹimpf (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.

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