Russian Word of the Day
помочь
po-MOCH • verb (perfective) — 26th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to help, to assist (perfective verb — to complete an act of helping)
Examples
- Можете мне помочь с этим заданием?
(Can you help me with this assignment?) - Он помог соседу починить велосипед.
(He helped the neighbor fix the bicycle.) - Помогите, пожалуйста!
(Please help!)
Synonyms
- помогать
- выручить
- содействовать
Помочь is perfective, used when referring to a completed or single act of helping. It commonly takes a person in the dative case (помочь кому?) and can be followed by an infinitive to say help someone do something (помочь кому-то сделать что-то). Use помогать (imperfective) for ongoing or repeated help. Imperative plural/polite: Помогите!
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