russian word
to help or assist someone with something in Russian: помочь
verbperfectivelevel A1#497 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Сосед помог нам поднять шкаф на второй этаж. The neighbour helped us lift the wardrobe up to the second floor.
Я с радостью помогу тебе с переводом. I'll gladly help you with the translation.
Это лекарство быстро помогло от боли в животе. This medicine quickly helped with the stomach ache.
Тёплый чай с лимоном помог мне, когда мне было плохо. Warm tea with lemon helped me when I felt bad.
What does помочь mean in Russian?
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to help or assist someone with something
Aspect pair
This verb is perfective: a completed one-time result. Its imperfective partner, for ongoing or repeated action, is
Conjugation of помочь
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| future | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| я / мы | помогу | поможем |
| ты / вы | поможешь | поможете |
| он / они | поможет | помогут |
| past | |
|---|---|
| masc | помог |
| fem | помогла |
| neut | помогло |
| plural | помогли |
| imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | помоги |
| вы | помогите |
Participles and gerunds
past activeпомогший